pedigreenoun
uk/ˈped.ɪ.ɡriː/us/ˈped.ə.ɡriː/[ C ] a list of the parents and other relations of an animal:
The breeder showed us the dog's pedigree.
He breeds pedigree poodles/cattle (= ones whose parents and other relations are all of the same breed).
[ C or U ] a person's family history, education, and experience, or the history of an idea or activity:
His voice and manner suggested an aristocratic pedigree.
Isolationism has a long and respectable pedigree in American history.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Breeds & breeding
- beget
- breed
- breeder
- breeding
- breeding ground
- brood mare
- cross
- crossbreed
- fancier
- father
- hybrid
- inbred
- inbreeding
- interbreed
- pedigreed
- purebred
- selective breeding
- sire
- stud
- thoroughbred
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Family: ancestors & descendants