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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The data was then compared with relatives in their family tree, along with the sequences from over 2,500 unrelated canines across multiple breeds, as well as wolves and coyotes. Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 3 Sep. 2025 D'Angelo explained exactly what had happened to make that scene, in which a squirrel leaps out of the family tree, prompting the family to run around the house to try and evade it. Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 2 Sep. 2025 Off on their own By building a family tree using this genetic data, along with that from other Colombian and woolly mammoth samples, the researchers could potentially determine how different populations were related. John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2025 Human languages twist and recast themselves at the bifurcations in their own family tree. Jake Buehler, Quanta Magazine, 28 Aug. 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 9 Sep. 2025.

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family tree

noun
1
2
: a diagram showing family relationships

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