Pedigree — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the descendants of one individual

line of descent of a purebred animal

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈɛdɪɡɹˌiː/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈɛdɪɡɹˌiː/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈɛdɪɡɹˌiː/

2 syllables Say it as /pˈɛdɪɡɹˌiː/.

Examples

his entire lineage has been warriors

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

ancestry pureblooded descent stemma bloodline origin parentage pureblood line blood line blood line of descent stock thoroughbred lineage pedigreed

Parts of Speech

noun	the descendants of one individual “his entire lineage has been warriors”
noun	line of descent of a purebred animal
noun	ancestry of a purebred animal
adjective	having a list of ancestors as proof of being a purebred animal

Word Forms

lineal	adjective	in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child
descend	verb	come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example
parent	verb	bring up
pureblood	noun	a pedigreed animal of unmixed lineage; used especially of horses

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Stammbaum

die Nachkommen einer Person

🇪🇸Spanish

genealogía

los descendientes de un individuo

🇳🇱Dutch

stamboom

de nakomelingen van één individu

🇷🇺Russian

родословная

потомки одного человека

India

🇮🇳Hindi

वंशावली

एक व्यक्ति के वंशज

🇧🇩Bengali

বংশ

এক ব্যক্তির বংশধর

🇮🇳Tamil

பரம்பரை

ஒரு தனிநபரின் சந்ததியினர்

🇮🇳Telugu

వంశవృక్షం

ఒక వ్యక్తి యొక్క వారసులు

🇮🇳Marathi

वंशावळ

एका व्यक्तीचे वंशज

🇮🇳Gujarati

વંશાવલિ

એક વ્યક્તિના વંશજો

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಂಶಾವಳಿ

ಒಬ್ಬ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಯ ವಂಶಸ್ಥರು

🇮🇳Malayalam

വംശാവലി

ഒരു വ്യക്തിയുടെ പിൻഗാമികൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵੰਸ਼ਵੰਸ਼

ਇੱਕ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਦੇ ਵੰਸ਼ਜ

🇵🇰Urdu

نسب

ایک فرد کی اولاد

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

谱系

一个人的后代

🇯🇵Japanese

血統

ある個人の子孫

🇰🇷Korean

유래

한 개인의 후손

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phả hệ

con cháu của một cá nhân

🇹🇭Thai

สายเลือด

ทายาทของบุคคลหนึ่ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

silsilah

keturunan dari satu individu

🇲🇾Malay

silsilah

keturunan seorang individu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

نسب

أحفاد فرد واحد

🇮🇷Persian

شجره نامه

نوادگان یک فرد

🇹🇷Turkish

soyağacı

bir bireyin torunları

🇮🇱Hebrew

יוּחֲסִין

צאצאיו של אדם אחד

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The primary meaning of 'pedigree' is 'the descendants of one individual'.

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