family history
Definition of family history
1 : past occurrences (of a medical or mental health condition) in family members or past incidences (of a type of behavior) by family members They have a family history of heart disease. a family history of violence
2 : a record of one's ancestors He can trace his family history all the way back to the Pilgrims.
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: a group of individuals living under one roof and usually under one head : household
: a group of persons of common ancestry : clan
: a people or group of peoples regarded as deriving from a common stock : race
: of or relating to a family (see 1family)
: designed or suitable for both children and adults
: tale, story
: a chronological record of significant events (such as those affecting a nation or institution) often including an explanation of their causes
: a treatise presenting systematically related natural phenomena (as of geography, animals, or plants)
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