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View usage for: (prɒdʒəni) 1. plural noun [usually with poss]You can refer to a person's children or to an animal's young as their progeny. [formal] Davis was never loquacious on the subject of his progeny. 2. plural noun [usually with poss]The progeny of a particular thing are the things that develop from it. ...clays and grits, the mucky progeny of erosion. More Synonyms of progeny progeny in British English (ˈprɒdʒɪnɪ) nounWord forms: plural -nies1. the immediate descendant or descendants of a person, animal, etc Word origin C13: from Latin prōgeniēs lineage; see progenitorprogeny in American English (ˈprɑdʒəni) nounWord forms: plural ˈprogenies children, descendants, or offspring collectively; issue Word origin ME progenie < MFr < L progenies, descent, lineage, race, family < progignere: see progenitor Examples of 'progeny' in a sentenceprogeny Definition offspring They set aside funds to ensure the welfare of their progeny. They claimed to be the progeny of Genghis Khan. Additional synonymsDefinition a lineage or race Synonyms lineage, family, line, race, class, stock, pedigree, extraction, ilkDefinition one's wife or husband and one's children His family are completely behind him, whatever he decides. Synonyms relations, people, children, issue, relatives, household, folk (informal), offspring, descendants, brood, kin, nuclear family, progeny, kindred, next of kin, kinsmen, ménage, kith and kin, your nearest and dearest, kinsfolk, your own flesh and blood, ainga (New Zealand), cuzzies or cuzzie-bros (New Zealand), rellies (Australian, slang) Definition the descendants of a person He died without issue in 1946. Synonyms children, young, offspring, babies, kids (informal), seed (biblical), successors, heirs, descendants, progeny, scions - profuse
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Additional synonymsDefinition direct descent from an ancestor They can trace their lineage back to the 18th century. Synonyms descent, family, line, succession, house, stock, birth, breed, pedigree, extraction, ancestry, forebears, progeny, heredity, forefathers, genealogyDefinition the immediate descendant or descendants of a person or animal Characteristics are often passed from parents to offspring. Synonyms children, kids (informal), young, family, issue, stock, seed (biblical), fry, successors, heirs, spawn (derogatory), descendants, brood, posterity, lineage, progeny, scions Definition all of one's descendants the imputation of Adam's sin to all his posterity Synonyms descendants, children, family, issue, seed (biblical), heirs, offspring, progeny, scions Definition descendants a curse on my seed Synonyms offspring, children, descendants, issue, race, successors, heirs, spawn (derogatory), brood, sons and daughters, progeny (old-fashioned), scions (archaic) Definition the original type from which a particular race, family, or group is descended We are both from working-class stock. Synonyms lineage, descent, extraction, ancestry, house, family, line, race, type, variety, background, breed, strain, pedigree, forebears, parentage, line of descent Definition offspring, esp. young animals The hen may not be able to feed its young. Synonyms offspring, baby, litter, family, issue, brood, little ones, progeny |