Familes

Descendant

An individual or 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 descendant from a common ancestor. B. a group of people of grow up at the same time are thought to have similar ideas

inheritance

the act of receiving property or money after the death of a relative or friend/ the property or money received at a time/ characteristic received from a parent or grandparent

lineage

direct descent from a particular ancestor; ancestry. all of the descendants of a common ancestor.

maternal

refering to a mother or motherhood. inherited from one's mother. trait

matriarch

a woman who rules a family or clan

parental

characteristic of a mother or father

patriarch

male leader of a family or clan. very old respected man

posterity

future generations. all of a persons descendants.

sibling

brother and sister