family tree

/ˌfæm(ə)li ˌˈtri/
/ˈfæmɪli tri/
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Other forms: family trees

Definitions of family tree
  1. noun
    successive generations of kin
    synonyms: genealogy
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    types:
    ancestry, blood, blood line, bloodline, descent, line, line of descent, lineage, origin, parentage, pedigree, stemma, stock
    the lineage of an individual
    family, family line, folk, kinfolk, kinsfolk, phratry, sept
    people descended from a common ancestor
    side
    a family line of descent
    type of:
    clan, kin, kin group, kindred, kinship group, tribe
    group of people related by blood or marriage
Pronunciation
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/ˌfæm(ə)li ˌˈtri/
UK
/ˈfæmɪli tri/
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