blooded
Of established ancestry
Blooded describes having blood of a particular kind or quality, most often appearing in compounds like cold-blooded, warm-blooded, or hot-blooded.
When used alone, blooded typically means of pure or superior breeding, especially referring to horses or other livestock: a blooded mare from championship lines.
The term can also describe someone who has been initiated through a significant experience, particularly combat or hunting: The young soldiers were now blooded veterans.
Person of noble birth
- highbornOf aristocratic birth
- nobilityTitled ruling class
- peerageSystem of noble ranks
- gentryHighborn but not noble
patrician · pedigree · lineage · thoroughbred · elite · aristocrat · nobleman · noblewoman
Equine bred for speed
- stallionIntact male breeding horse
- mareFemale adult equine
- coltImmature male equine
- fillyJuvenile female equine
equine · stud · breeding · bloodstock · pedigree · sire · dam · registry
Ritual water purification ceremony
- seasonedFlavored or battle-tested
- experiencedHaving practical knowledge gained
- hardenedMade tough or unfeeling
- testedExamined for quality
trained · veteran · inducted · hazed · rite · ritual · hunt · combat
Family line of descent
- genealogyStudy of family descent
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- pedigreeRecord of descent
- descentDownward slope or lineage
forebears · ancestors · kinship · clan · dynasty · progenitor · descendants · progeny
Smeared with vital fluid
- woundedHaving sustained harm
- goryFull of bloodshed
- carnageWidespread violent death
- slaughterKilling for meat
battle · combat · injured · bleeding · stained · spattered · savage · brutal
Warm-blooded, milk-producing animal
- endothermOrganism producing internal heat
- homeothermicInternally temperature-regulated
- metabolismCellular nutrient conversion
- thermoregulationMaintaining stable internal heat
vertebrate · birds · fur · feathers · insulation · temperature · regulation · adaptation
blueblood
Person of noble birth
gentry · patrician · pedigree · lineage · thoroughbred · elite · aristocrat · nobleman · noblewoman · royalty
racehorse
Equine bred for speed
filly · equine · stud · breeding · bloodstock · pedigree · sire · dam · registry · purebred
baptism
Ritual water purification ceremony
- seasonedFlavored or battle-tested
- experiencedHaving practical knowledge gained
- hardenedMade tough or unfeeling
tested · trained · veteran · inducted · hazed · rite · ritual · hunt · combat · warfare
ancestry
Family line of descent
descent · forebears · ancestors · kinship · clan · dynasty · progenitor · descendants · progeny · family
bloodied
Smeared with vital fluid
slaughter · battle · combat · injured · bleeding · stained · spattered · savage · brutal · hunt
mammal
Warm-blooded, milk-producing animal
- endothermOrganism producing internal heat
- homeothermicInternally temperature-regulated
- metabolismCellular nutrient conversion
thermoregulation · vertebrate · birds · fur · feathers · insulation · temperature · regulation · adaptation
reptile
Cold-blooded scaled vertebrate
- ectothermOrganism heated externally
- fishGilled aquatic vertebrate
- amphibianDual-habitat cold-blooded vertebrate
invertebrate · lizard · snake · turtle · frog · sluggish · basking · torpid
- bad bloodLasting hostile feelings
- blood pressureCirculatory force measurement
- blood testDiagnostic fluid analysis
- blood sugarCirculating glucose level
- blood vesselTube conveying circulation
- high blood pressureExcessive arterial force
blood, bloody, bloodline, bloodshed, bloodless, cold-blooded, bloodthirsty, bloodbath, hot-blooded