Familes

Descendant

an animal coming from a specific ancestor; offspring of a certain family or group.

generation

All of the offspring that are at the same stage of descent from a common ancestor.

inheritance

The act of receiving money from a dead realitve or friend. A characteristic received genetically from parent or grandparent.

Lineage

Direct descendant from a particular ancestor ancestry; all descendants from a common ancestor

maternal

referring to mother or motherhood.

matriarch

a women who rules a family or clan

parental

characteristics of mother or father

patriarch

A male leader of a family or clan

posterity

Future generations

sibling

one or two more children of the same parents; brothers or sisters.