Family tree
Family tree noun - The line of ancestors from whom a person is descended.
Relationship and family tree are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Relationship" instead a noun phrase "Family tree".
Relationship
Relationship noun - The fact or state of having something in common.
Family tree and relationship are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Family tree" instead a noun "Relationship".
Both terms in one sentence
-
Now realize that Sayo Yasuda is in a relationship with three of Kinzo's grandchildren, and how those guys are actually connected in the family tree. Yep.
Source: Tangled Family Tree - Rand al'Thor actively finds and deduces his own obfuscated family tree, confirming both that he is "worthy" to marry Elayne Trakand and that she wasn't a close genetic relationship.
Source: Suddenly Suitable Suitor - As explained on the Tangled Family Tree page, Scott Summers was introduced as an orphan, then met and established a relationship with his brother Alex.
Source: Cain and Abel and Seth
Cite this Source
Relationship and Family tree. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 10, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/family_tree/relationship
Family tree & Relationship. N.p., 2016. Web. 10 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/family_tree/relationship>.
Relationship or Family tree. 2016. Accessed August 10, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/family_tree/relationship.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "family tree" and "relationship" have occurred on timeline