family tree

fam·i·ly tree

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [fam-uh-lee, fam-lee tree]
- /ˈfæm ə li, ˈfæm li tri/
- /ˈfæməli triː/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fam-uh-lee, fam-lee tree]
- /ˈfæm ə li, ˈfæm li tri/

Definitions of family tree words

noun family tree a genealogical chart showing the ancestry, descent, and relationship of all members of a family or other genealogical group. 1
noun family tree genealogical chart 1
countable noun family tree A family tree is a chart that shows all the people in a family over many generations and their relationship to one another. 0
noun family tree a chart showing the genealogical relationships and lines of descent of a family 0
noun family tree a genealogical chart showing the relationship of ancestors and descendants in a given family 0
noun family tree all the ancestors and descendants in a given family 0

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Origin of family tree

First appearance:

before 1800

One of the 42% newest English words

First recorded in 1800-10

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Parts of speech for Family tree

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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family tree popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 70% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for family tree

noun family tree

ancestry — Your ancestry is the fact that you are descended from certain people.
descent — A descent is a movement from a higher to a lower level or position.
genealogy — a record or account of the ancestry and descent of a person, family, group, etc.
heredity — the transmission of genetic characters from parents to offspring: it is dependent upon the segregation and recombination of genes during meiosis and fertilization and results in the genesis of a new individual similar to others of its kind but exhibiting certain variations resulting from the particular mix of genes and their interactions with the environment.
line — a thickness of glue, as between two veneers in a sheet of plywood.

All 11 Synonyms of family tree