progeny
Meaning
- Offspring or descendants considered as a group.
- (obsolete) Descent, lineage, ancestry.
- 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
Frequency
Hyphenated as
prog‧e‧ny
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpɹɒd͡ʒəni/
Etymology
From Middle English progenie, from Old French progenie, from Latin prōgeniēs, from prōgignō (“beget”).
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