family tree

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

Also called genealogical tree.

Origin of family tree

First recorded in 1800–10

A family-tree I once cultivated myself, and found therefrom but a scanty yield, and that quite tasteless and innutritious.

The Biglow Papers |James Russell Lowell
I must say you appear to have studied his family-tree pretty closely.

Gordon Keith |Thomas Nelson Page
What became of the junior scions of the family-tree was to him a matter of secondary consideration.

The Monctons: A Novel, Volume I |Susanna Moodie
Socrates once said to Plato, "Anybody can trace to Codrus—by paying enough to the man who makes the family-tree."

Little Journeys To The Homes Of Great Teachers |Elbert Hubbard

Such names as Sibilla and Emmota occur very early in the family-tree.

Cornish Worthies, Volume 1 (of 2) |Walter H. Tregellas

family tree

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