family tree

noun

1
2
: a genealogical diagram

Examples of family tree in a Sentence

A framed family tree hung on the wall. his family tree includes writers, musical composers, and other notables in the arts
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Those names have also reunited branches of a family tree that had been separated for decades. Jesse Kirsch, NBC news, 4 Nov. 2025 Erika’s talent runs deep on both sides of her family tree. Sid Evans, Southern Living, 4 Nov. 2025 Bobbiejo had already viewed J-dyn as her own and decided to mark the occasion by adding J-dyn's name to the family tree tattoo on her arm alongside the names of her other children. Seth Carnell, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025 In 2023, Valencia County deputies brought the case to the DNA Doe Project, and investigative genetic genealogists began putting together a family tree in hopes of identifying the woman, officials said. Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 27 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for family tree

Word History

First Known Use

1763, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of family tree was in 1763

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“Family tree.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/family%20tree. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.

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family tree

noun
1
2
: a diagram showing family relationships

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