family tree

Your family tree is defined as all of the ancestors and descendants in a family, or is defined as a visual diagram showing who those people are.

(noun)

A diagram showing the names and relationships of all of your ancestors and relatives is an example of your family tree.

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See family tree in Webster's New World College Dictionary

  1. a genealogical chart showing the relationship of ancestors and descendants in a given family
  2. all the ancestors and descendants in a given family

See family tree in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A genealogical diagram of a family's ancestry.
  2. The ancestors and descendants of a family considered as a group.

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