progeny[noun]Synonyms: children, descendants, family, issue, lineage, offspring, race, stock, young
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
prog‧e‧ny /ˈprɒdʒəni, ˈprɒdʒɪni $ ˈprɑː-/
noun [uncountable][
Date: 1200-1300;
Language: Old French;
Origin: progenie, from Latin progenies, from progignere; ⇒ progenitor]
1. formal the babies of animals or plants
Synonym : offspring2. someone’s children – used humorously
Synonym : offspring:
Sarah with her numerous progeny3. something that develops from something else
progeny of Connolly’s book is the progeny of an earlier TV series. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲