family tree

American  

noun

1. a genealogical chart showing the ancestry, descent, and relationship of all members of a family or other genealogical group.

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family tree British  

noun

1. Also called: genealogical tree.  a chart showing the genealogical relationships and lines of descent of a family

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Etymology

Origin of family tree

First recorded in 1800–10

Example Sentences

He joined Team Italy in 2023 to honor his Italian grandfather, then spent the next few years championing the squad to anyone he could find with an Italian branch on their family tree.

From The Wall Street Journal

Lungfish represent an extremely ancient branch of the vertebrate family tree.

From Science Daily

Gabi’s come over to hang out and work on our family trees, and I’m glad I can spend time with her without my parents breathing down our necks.

From Literature

From there, investigators can sometimes find distant relatives to help piece together a family tree that can point to a suspect, said CeCe Moore, a genetic genealogist and co-founder of DNA Justice.

From Los Angeles Times

From there, investigators can sometimes find distant relatives to help piece together a family tree that can point to a suspect.

From Los Angeles Times