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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Soon the coffee table was strewn with newspaper clippings, family trees, and maps of the land. Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2025 David explained that identifying participants’ relatives in Africa—and within the United States, too— leads to the building of family trees, restoring a family line that had been lost. Jennifer Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025 Besides Payton and the Broncos staffers from the Saints family tree, CJ recruited Vance Joseph when VJ was coming out of Archbishop Shaw High School in Marrero, La. Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 4 Aug. 2025 Dre and Snoop's family tree of artistry extends to 50 Cent and Eminem, as well as their Super Bowl 56 halftime show co-headliners Mary J. Blige and Kendrick Lamar. Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 July 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 21 Aug. 2025.

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family tree

noun
1
2
: a diagram showing family relationships

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