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prog·e·ny P0584500 (prŏj′ə-nē)n. pl. progeny or prog·e·nies 1. a. The organism or organisms resulting from sexual or asexual reproduction.b. A child or children of a parent or parents: claimed to be the progeny of the king.c. A person's descendants considered as a group.2. A result or product: lies that were the progeny of fear. [Middle English progeni, from Old French progenie, from Latin prōgeniēs, from prōgignere, to beget; see progenitor.]progeny (ˈprɒdʒɪnɪ) n, pl -nies1. the immediate descendant or descendants of a person, animal, etc2. a result or outcome[C13: from Latin prōgeniēs lineage; see progenitor]prog•e•ny (ˈprɒdʒ ə ni) n., pl. -ny, for plants or animals, -nies. 1. a. offspring collectively; children. b. (broadly) descendants. 2. something that originates or results from something else; outcome; issue. [1250–1300; Middle English progenie < Middle French < Latin prōgeniēs offspring =prō- pro-1 + gen-, base of gignere to beget (akin to kin) + -iēs feminine n. suffix] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | progeny - the immediate descendants of a person; "she was the mother of many offspring"; "he died without issue"offspring, issuebaby - 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 parentschild, 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 birthgrandchild - a child of your son or daughterrelative, 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 |
progenynoun1. children, family, young, issue, offspring, descendants They set aside funds to ensure the welfare of their progeny.2. race, stock, breed, posterity (archaic), seed (chiefly biblical), lineage, scions They claimed to be the progeny of Genghis Khan.progenynoun1. One descended directly from the same parents or ancestors:child, descendant, offspring, scion.2. A group consisting of those descended directly from the same parents or ancestors:brood, get, issue, offspring, posterity, seed.Translations
PROGENY
progeny[′präj·ə·nē] (biology) Offspring; descendants. PROGENY1961. Report generator for UNIVAX SS90.progeny
prog·e·ny (proj'ĕ-nē), Offspring; descendants. [L. progenies, fr. progigno, to beget] progeny (prŏj′ə-nē)n. pl. progeny or proge·nies a. The organism or organisms resulting from sexual or asexual reproduction.b. A child or children of a parent or parents: claimed to be the progeny of the king.c. A person's descendants considered as a group.prog·e·ny (proj'ĕ-nē) Offspring; descendants. [L. progenies, fr. progigno, to beget]Patient discussion about progenyQ. only kids get ADHD? A. The disorder may persist throughout adult life, but it comes to attention during childhood, and therefore the impression that only kids "get" ADHD, that represents the average age in which the disorder is first DIAGNOSED, and not the age in which it is PREVALENT (which may be also adult age). You may read more here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attention-deficit_hyperactivity_disorder
Q. how to tell kids their mother has cancer? One is a 4 year old boy and one is a 9 year old girl. any advice?A. well these kids are dealing with really difficult times. I guess I never thought you should handle these things at such a young age. It gives you a freat jump right into adult life,I don't like it at all, but what can you do? everybody just wish their mother will be better soon. Q. Snacks for kids – is there a healthy option? My 8 years-old son eats snacks every day, and although he’s not fat by any means, I still want to give him good eating habits. Do you have any idea for healthy snacks? Is there any chance he’ll give up his chocolate and coke for fruits???A. fruit or peanut butter and jelly,peanut butter provides protein,jelly is a fruit. More discussions about progenyAcronymsSeePprogeny
Synonyms for progenynoun childrenSynonyms- children
- family
- young
- issue
- offspring
- descendants
noun raceSynonyms- race
- stock
- breed
- posterity
- seed
- lineage
- scions
Synonyms for progenynoun one descended directly from the same parents or ancestorsSynonyms- child
- descendant
- offspring
- scion
noun a group consisting of those descended directly from the same parents or ancestorsSynonyms- brood
- get
- issue
- offspring
- posterity
- seed
Synonyms for progenynoun the immediate descendants of a personSynonymsRelated Words- baby
- by-blow
- illegitimate
- illegitimate child
- love child
- whoreson
- bastard
- child
- kid
- eldest
- firstborn
- grandchild
- relative
- relation
- heir
- successor
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