English noun: genealogy | |||
1. | genealogy (group) successive generations of kin | ||
Synonyms | family tree | ||
Broader (hypernym) | clan, kin, kin group, kindred, kinship group, tribe | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | ancestry, blood, blood line, bloodline, descent, line, line of descent, lineage, origin, parentage, pedigree, stemma, stock | ||
2. | genealogy (cognition) the study or investigation of ancestry and family history | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bailiwick, discipline, field, field of study, study, subject, subject area, subject field | ||