genealogical tree

Family lineage diagram

A genealogical tree is a diagram showing family relationships across generations, with ancestors branching upward or descendants spreading downward from a common forebear.

The term is interchangeable with family tree, though genealogical tree sounds slightly more formal or technical: She traced her genealogical tree back to the 1600s.

Related

chart · heritage · ancestral home · descendant · sibling · distant cousin · lineage · maiden name · birth certificate · family history · oral tradition · archives · family Bible · branch · hierarchy · historical records · cousin · next of kin

Opposites
type of personal/biographical documentation

genealogical treemedical history

Record of past ailments

medical record · health history · criminal record · employment history · psychological profile

type of relational network

genealogical treesocial network

Structure of connected individuals

professional network · organizational chart · peer group · chosen family · found family

temporal orientation of identity

genealogical treelegacy

What's passed down

future generations · progeny · posterity · succession plan

Family

genealogy, genealogical, genealogist, genealogists, genealogies, tree, trees, treed, treeing

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