progeny
Meaning
- (uncountable) Offspring or descendants considered as a group.
- (obsolete, uncountable) Descent, lineage, ancestry.
- (countable, figuratively) A result of a creative effort.
Synonyms
off-spring
family line
animal offspring
breeding lines
human offspring
plant offspring
progeny forms
young tree
subsequent generation
secondary particle
Translations
progéniture
progenie
progenie
nageslacht
نسل
progénie
progenies
NachkommenFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpɹɒd͡ʒəni/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English progenie, from Old French progenie, from Latin prōgeniēs, from prōgignō (“beget”).
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