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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Just up a rung on his family tree. Brian Truitt, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025 Kitschy Collectibles There’s no china or silver making its way down my family tree. Editors Of Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 21 Oct. 2025 There’d be a lot of busyness from going through the family tree of demons and Lorraine’s connections. Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2025 Today, a visitor enters to find Tate’s portrait in her rightful place in family tree documentation on the wall. Margaret Hetherman, NBC news, 19 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 29 Oct. 2025.

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family tree

noun
1
2
: a diagram showing family relationships

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