Definition for Ancestry:

• One's ancestors collectively.

Synonyms for Ancestry:

• n.

  •
  • ancestor,
  • antecedents,
  • branch,
  • Fathers,
  • forbear.
  •
  • precede,
  • kin.
  •
  • seed.
  •ancestry (noun)
  • line of descent,
  • parentage,
  • blood,
  • filiation,
  • pedigree,
  • stock,
  • bloodline,
  • line,
  • lineage,
  • descent.
  •antecedent(s) (noun)
  • de-scent,
  • de-scents,
  • fore-bear,
  • forefather-mother,
  • forefathermother,
  • fore bears,
  • pro genitor,
  • forefather-mothers,
  • forefathermothers,
  • ex tractions,
  • ex-tractions,
  • forefather mother,
  • ex traction,
  • de scents,
  • de scent,
  • forefather mothers,
  • pro-genitor,
  • ex-traction,
  • fore-bears,
  • fore bear.
  •attribute (noun)
  • ancestry.
  •birth (noun)
  • heritances.
  •breeding (noun)
  • rearings,
  • up-bringing,
  • up bringing.
  •class (noun)
  • de gree,
  • de grees,
  • de-gree,
  • the right stuffs,
  • social ranks,
  • de-grees,
  • cultural levels.
  •derivation (noun)
  • well-springs,
  • whence it cames,
  • whence cames,
  • whence came,
  • well springs,
  • be ginning,
  • be-ginning,
  • well spring.
  •family (noun)
  • heirs assigns,
  • in-heritances,
  • heirs assign,
  • in-heritance,
  • sub divisions,
  • inlaws,
  • sub-division,
  • sub-divisions,
  • heirs and assign,
  • in heritance,
  • pro genitors,
  • in laws,
  • pro-genitors,
  • kith kin,
  • in law,
  • in heritances,
  • sub division.
  •family predecessors; family history (noun)
  • kindred,
  • race,
  • breed,
  • foremother,
  • source,
  • Foregoer,
  • extraction,
  • forerunner,
  • precursor,
  • forefather.
  •family tree (noun)
  • family history,
  • ancestral tree,
  • Genealogical Tree,
  • genealogical chart,
  • Genealogical Trees,
  • stemma.
  •genealogy (noun)
  • pro geniture,
  • pro genitures,
  • pro-geniture,
  • progenitures,
  • blood lines,
  • pro-genitures,
  • geneticses.
  •heredity (noun)
  • genetic make ups,
  • inborn characters,
  • genetic makeups,
  • genetic make-ups,
  • genetic make up,
  • congenital trait,
  • eugenicses,
  • genesiologies.
  •heritage (noun)
  • birth,
  • Dowries,
  • dowry,
  • Heirship.
  •origin (noun)
  • horse mouth,
  • horses mouths,
  • horse mouths,
  • horses mouth,
  • horse's mouths.
  •patrimony (noun)
  • Bequeathal.
  •predecessor(s) in family (noun)
  • antecedent(s).
  •rank (noun)
  • primacy.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • descendant,
  • forefathers,
  • progenitor.
  •
  • father,
  • antecedent.
  •
  • house.

Paraphrases for Ancestry:

• Equivalence

  • Proper noun, singular
    descent, origin, origins.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    descent, parentage, origin.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    ancestral.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    lineage, offspring, pedigree, ethnicity, progenitor, strain, ascendant.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, singular
    ancestors.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    ancestor, progeny, descendant, kin.

Antonyms for Ancestry:

• n.

  • family predecessors; family history
    effect, result, end.
  • Other antonyms:
    posterity, seed, child, issue, son, successor, heir, offspring, progeny, inheritor.

Ancestry Sentence Examples:

• By other woman he meant me, Miss Butterworth, of Colonial ancestry and no inconsiderable importance in the social world.

• He felt as if he had fallen from his state, as if he had dishonoured his ancestry, as if he had betrayed his trust.

Homophones for Ancestry:

• aminoaciduria, annunciator, angostura, annunciatory, anise tree, ancestor.

Hypernym for Ancestry:

• n.

  • attribute
    bloodline, pedigree, descent, origin, extraction.
  • group
    phratry, Family, side, sept, kinsfolk, family line, folk, kinfolk.

Hyponym for Ancestry:

• n.

  • attribute
    inheritance, hereditary pattern.
  • group
    genealogy, family tree.