pedigrees
Documented family trees
Pedigrees is the plural of pedigree—a record of ancestry, especially for animals bred for particular traits: The breeder showed us the puppies' pedigrees.
Extended to people, pedigree suggests distinguished lineage or impressive credentials: Her academic pedigree includes Harvard and Oxford.
The word can carry both admiration and skepticism about whether background guarantees quality.
Ancestry through generations
- genealogyStudy of family descent
- descentDownward slope or lineage
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- family treeChart of ancestors
forebears · ancestors · progenitors · parentage · roots · dynasty · generation · sire
Formally recorded or enrolled
- kennel clubDog breed standards organization
- stud bookPedigree registry for livestock
- breed standardOfficial physical specifications for purebreds
- papersOfficial written records
AKC · bloodstock · thoroughbred · whelping · litter · documented · certified · pureblood
Proof of competence
- backgroundOne's formative experiences
- track recordHistory of performance
- provenanceRecord of ownership
- bona fidesProof of sincerity
resume · history · reputation · accomplishments · standing · legitimacy · authenticity · documentation
Inherited body of learning
- discipleshipState of following a teacher
- school of thoughtShared intellectual perspective
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
- alma materOne's former institution
dissertation · supervisors · protege · successor · tradition
bloodline
Ancestry through generations
family tree · forebears · ancestors · progenitors · parentage · roots · dynasty · generation · sire · dam
registered
Formally recorded or enrolled
- kennel clubDog breed standards organization
- stud bookPedigree registry for livestock
- breed standardOfficial physical specifications for purebreds
papers · AKC · bloodstock · thoroughbred · whelping · litter · documented · certified · pureblood · linebreeding
qualifications
Proof of competence
- backgroundOne's formative experiences
- track recordHistory of performance
- provenanceRecord of ownership
bona fides · resume · history · reputation · accomplishments · standing · legitimacy · authenticity · documentation · verification
scholarly tradition
Inherited body of learning
- discipleshipState of following a teacher
- school of thoughtShared intellectual perspective
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
alma mater · dissertation · supervisors · protege · successor · tradition
- kinshipmother, father, sister, brother, children
- family recordsbirth certificates, birth certificate, family trees, death certificate, birth records
- Equestrianismhorse riding, riding, dressage, saddle, bridle
- genealogyfamily trees, family history, descendants, ancestors, ancestry tracing
- dog showsdog shows, show ring, handler, show dog, show dogs
- breeding geneticsgenes, DNA, alleles, chromosomes, genomes
pedigreesmutts
Mixed-breed dogs
mongrels · mixed heritage · crossbreeds · hybrids · mixed ancestry
- pedigree papersDocuments certifying purebred ancestry
- pedigree chartDiagram tracing ancestral lines
- family pedigreesRecords of ancestral lineage