Noun

• S: (n) lineage, line, line of descent, descent, bloodline, blood line, blood, pedigree, ancestry, origin, parentage, stemma, stock (the descendants of one individual) "his entire lineage has been warriors"
• direct hyponym / full hyponym
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• derivationally related form
• W: (adj) lineal [Related to: line] (in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child) "lineal ancestors"; "lineal heirs"; "a direct descendant of the king"; "direct heredity"
• W: (v) descend [Related to: descent] (come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example) "She was descended from an old Italian noble family"; "he comes from humble origins"
• derivationally related form
• Overview
• synset
• W: (v) parent [Related to: parentage] (look after a child until it is an adult) "raise a family"; "bring up children"
• S: (n) ancestry, lineage, derivation, filiation (inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline)