kinshipchart
nounUK /ˈkɪnʃɪp tʃɑːt/
US /ˈkɪnʃɪp tʃɑːrt/
A kinship chart is a drawing that shows how people in a family are related to each other.
The teacher asked us to make a kinship chart to show our grandparents, parents, and cousins.
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2. A diagram used by anthropologists to map kinship terms and social relationships in a community.
The researcher drew a kinship chart to explain who was considered a cousin in the village.
3. A visual tool in social work for tracing a person's family connections and support network.
The social worker used a kinship chart to find relatives who could help the child.
4. A chart in genetics that traces inherited traits through family members.
The kinship chart helped the scientists see which relatives shared the same trait.