Matching Pairs Family HouseOnline version Introduction to words for discussing families and society by Ginger Jantz 1 a tiny piece of your body that holds the directions for making you; it comes from your mother or father 2 a group of people who were all born at about the same time, ex. the 1990's or the 2010's 3 a family that has held power (as rulers or bosses) for many generations 4 all of a person's living family, plus his/her ancestors 5 any member of your whole family, including cousins, nephews, aunts, etc. 6 a word that describes how you look OR what kind of person you are 7 something people do in the same way again and again across time; usually, parents teach it to their children, their children teach to their children, and so on 8 a person in your family who has been dead for a long time 9 a group of people joined together by birth, marriage, or adoption 10 a large group of people who follow the same rules to help them live together in peace society ancestor tradition family generation gene a relative trait or characteristic House dynasty