generation: (each generation adds new traditions to the family.)

   dynasty: (the ming dynasty ruled china for nearly 300 years.)

   descendant: (he is a direct descendant of the famous explorer.)

   biracial: (she is proud of her biracial heritage.)

   heiress: (the heiress inherited a vast fortune.)

   only child: (as an only child, she always wanted siblings.)

   to trace: (he wants to trace his family's origins.)

   to foster: (they decided to foster a child in need.)

   genealogy: (genealogy research helped him discover distant relatives.)

   to adopt: (they decided to adopt a child from the orphanage.)

   mixed-race: (he is part of a mixed-race family.)

   adoptive: (her adoptive parents were very supportive.)

   siblings: (she has two siblings, an older brother and a younger sister.)

   single-parent family: (growing up in a single-parent family taught her resilience.)

   close-knit: (they are a close-knit family who support each other.)

   orphan: (he became an orphan at a young age.)

   extended family: (they spent the holidays with their extended family.)

   tight-knit: (they are a tight-knit community that helps each other.)

   ancestor: (they discovered an ancestor who was a famous artist.)

   one-parent family: (she was raised in a one-parent family.)

   to inherit: (she will inherit the family business.)

   inheritance: (they received a large inheritance from their uncle.)

   heritage: (they take pride in their cultural heritage.)

   clan: (the clan gathered for a family reunion.)

   branch: (this branch of the family moved to canada in the 1800s.)

   home: (they made their home in a quiet neighbourhood.)

   related: (they are related through their maternal grandparents.)

   nuclear family: (their nuclear family consists of two parents and two children.)

   family tree: (we created a family tree for our history project.)

   mixed: (she comes from a mixed ethnic background.)

   background: (he has a diverse cultural background.)

   heir: (he is the sole heir to his grandmother's estate.)

   orphanage: (she spent her early years in an orphanage.)

   ancestry: (she traced her ancestry back to the 17th century.)