pedigree

1. 1.

   the descendants of one individual

   “his entire lineage has been warriors”

   Synonymslineagelineline of descentdescentbloodlineblood linebloodancestryoriginparentagestemmastock

   Broadergenealogy

   Narrowerfamilyside
2. 2.

   line of descent of a purebred animal

   Broaderbreed
3. 3.

   ancestry of a purebred animal

   Synonymsbloodline

   Broaderancestry

1. 1.

   having a list of ancestors as proof of being a purebred animal

   Synonymspedigreedpurebloodpurebloodedthoroughbred

   Similarpurebred

Other forms of pedigree

plural

pedigrees·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about pedigree

What does pedigree mean?

pedigree means "the descendants of one individual". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in pedigree?

pedigree has 3 syllables: ped-i-gree. The stress falls on "ped". In IPA it is /ˈpɛdəɡɹi/.

What is another word for pedigree?

Close synonyms include lineage, line, line of descent, descent, bloodline. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is pedigree a common word?

pedigree is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.