family line
Generations of relatives
Family line refers to a sequence of ancestors and descendants connected by blood—the chain of generations extending backward and forward through time.
It emphasizes continuity and inheritance: The family line traces back to colonial settlers.
A family line may carry particular traits, titles, or traditions: The estate passes through the male family line.
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
- blood relativeFamily by biological descent
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- descentDownward slope or lineage
genealogy · pedigree · blue blood · clan · dynasty · old money · forebears · ancestors · ancestral home · roots · kinship · next of kin · parentage · succession · offspring · heir · legacy · generation
- kinship groupskinship group, kindred, kinfolk, clan, tribe
- kinshipmother, father, sister, brother, children
- lineageancestry, royal dynasties, bloodline, noble houses, dynasty
- genealogydescendants, ancestors, ancestry tracing, pedigrees, lineages
- kinship lawconsanguinity, affinity, blood relation, blood relations, next of kin
- parentagepaternity, parentage, maternity, fatherhood, motherhood
family lineend of the line
Final destination point
extinction · dying out · dead end · childlessness · sterility
family linechosen family
Intentionally formed kinship network
strangers · outsiders · rootlessness · social network · adopted family
family, line, families, familial, familiar, familiarity, familiarize, lines, lined