Noun: flesh and blood
- A person related by blood or marriage
"He couldn't turn his back on his own flesh and blood";
- relative, relation
- Real; substantial
"He wasn't just a character in a book; to his readers, Sherlock Holmes became flesh and blood"
- Consisting of flesh, blood, and other substances associated with animals or humans
"The android was so lifelike, it was hard to believe it wasn't flesh and blood"
Type of: individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul
Part of: clan, kin, kin group, kindred, kinship group, tribe
Encyclopedia: Flesh and blood