family tree

noun

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

Origin

1800-10

Examples from the web for family tree

Begin the process by filling out the attached family tree chart to the best of your ability.
My father, meanwhile, loathed them-which meant fights always broke out over the buying and decorating of the family tree.
Let them know what a joy it has been for you to become friends with her and restart dialogue with that branch of the family tree.
One year, take the time to create a good family tree.
There were no princes or nobility in my family tree.
But they are equally fascinating to those not snooping around the family tree.
Nevertheless, a glance at your family tree may indicate whether you have a familial tendency toward longevity.
Which explanation is closest to actual penguin history, depends on the shape of the penguin family tree.
There are gunslingers and blacksmiths, surgeons and professors in my family tree.
More seriously, trying to fit new fossils into the already confusing hominid family tree is always going to produce disagreement.

British Dictionary definitions for family tree

noun

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