family tree
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- noun
- /ˈfæmɪli tri/
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árbol genealógico
- At the reunion, we displayed a large family tree that included photographs of each relative across generations.
- trace a family tree
- create a family tree
- submit a family tree
I looked up the biblical family tree and it's it's Adam.
- I looked up the biblical family tree and it's it's Adam.
- Indeed, there has not been a single failed reproduction in your family tree or you wouldn't exist.
- And then they looked into Megan's family tree.
- I mean that, you know, where you can you can kind of create a, a family tree.
- We'll be right back with more Wheel of Science as I contemplate my family tree.
- And he is currently, you know, in his retirement, working on on on a family tree, right?
- And so I went through all of those cards and then started building the family trees for each of the men that's who was in that club, men.
- But that family tree is so messed up.
Examples
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After years of research, she finally created a detailed family tree that traces her lineage back to the 1800s.
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There was also talk about ancestry, and we were asked to draw our family trees.
Fiction book (2000) -
This is the Black family tree.
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But her family tree was rather better documented than mine.
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And to me, this changed our family tree because someone gave us hope and taught us that our number one goal should be helping other people have hope.
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It's sort of like figuring out where a relative belongs on your family tree.
Academic text (2000) -
Offer classes on databases and tools that help those interested in tracing their family tree.
Academic text (2014) -
This will explain everything you need to know... and show you how to get all the documents you need... to trace your or anyone else's family tree.
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This diagram illustrates my family tree, showing all my ancestors and their relationships.
Synonyms
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A record of a family's ancestors and history
Diagrams that show family relationships, like a family tree
A diagram that shows family relationships and patterns across generations
A drawing that shows lines branching from one point to show connections, like a family tree
How Detailed
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound "family tree" is directly compositional: "family" specifies the domain and "tree" denotes a branching diagram representing relationships, so the combined meaning is a diagram of familial relationships. This metaphorical use of "tree" for hierarchical diagrams is common across languages, making the sense reliably inferable by a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
The noun family tree comes from the picture of a real tree: the trunk stands for older family members and the branches show children and grandchildren. So a family tree is a simple diagram that shows how 'relatives' are connected.