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progenyoffspring; descendants of a person, animal, or plant

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: offspring; descendants of a person, animal, or plant

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈprɑːdʒəni/

Korean meaning: 후손, 자손, 새끼

Korean pronunciation: **프라**저니

Example Sentences

  • The billionaire's progeny fought over the inheritance like hungry sharks.
  • Einstein's intellectual progeny continue to advance theoretical physics.
  • The cat's progeny inherited her talent for knocking things off tables.

progeny

NOUN

//ˈprɑːdʒəni//

offspring; descendants of a person, animal, or plant

progeny concept
💡 Concept

A mother hen protects her progeny in the farmyard

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progeny rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

A mother's melody shapes her progeny's destiny

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈprɑːdʒəni/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈprɒdʒəni/

🌳Etymology

Prefixpro--
Rootgen
Suffix--y

Origin

From Latin 'progenies', derived from 'pro-' (forward, forth) and 'gignere' (to beget, produce). The word originally referred to descendants or offspring in Roman usage.

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🎵Rhyme

destinyremedymelody
destiny
remedy
melody

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The billionaire's progeny fought over the inheritance like hungry sharks.

Einstein's intellectual progeny continue to advance theoretical physics.

😄 Fun example

The cat's progeny inherited her talent for knocking things off tables.

Researchers tracked the progeny of the rare orchid for three generations.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

offspringdescendantsposteritylineageissue

Antonyms

ancestorsforebearsprogenitors

Related

hereditygenealogygenerationkinshipbloodline