progeny

prog·e·ny  (prj-n)

n. pl. progeny or prog·e·nies

1.

a. One born of, begotten by, or derived from another; an offspring or a descendant.

b. Offspring or descendants considered as a group.

2. A result of creative effort; a product.

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[Middle English progeni, from Old French progenie, from Latin prgenis, from prgignere, to beget; see progenitor.]

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progeny [proj-in-ee]

Noun

pl -nies

1. offspring; descendants

2. an outcome [Latin progenies lineage]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

progeny - the immediate descendants of a person; "she was the mother of many offspring"; "he died without issue" offspring, issue baby - the youngest member of a group (not necessarily young); "the baby of the family"; "the baby of the Supreme Court" by-blow, illegitimate, illegitimate child, love child, whoreson, bastard - the illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents child, kid - a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age; "they had three children"; "they were able to send their kids to college" eldest, firstborn - the offspring who came first in the order of birth grandchild - a child of your son or daughter relative, relation - a person related by blood or marriage; "police are searching for relatives of the deceased"; "he has distant relations back in New Jersey" heir, successor - a person who inherits some title or office

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progeny

noun 1. children, family, young, issue, offspring, descendants

2. race, stock, breed, posterity (archaic) seed (chiefly biblical) lineage, scions

Translations

progeny [ˈprɔdʒɪnɪ] n → progenie f

progeny [ˈprɔdʒɪnɪ] n → progéniture f; descendants mpl

progeny [ˈprɔdʒɪnɪ] n → Nachkommenschaft f

progeny [ˈprɔdʒɪnɪ] n → progenie f; discendenti mpl