Definition of descendant Descendant

/dɪsɛˈndʌnt/ - [disendunt] - de•scend•ant

We found 15 definitions of descendant from 5 different sources.

What does descendant mean?

Noun Plural: descendants
descendant - a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race
		descendent
		ancestor, ascendant, ascendent, antecedent, root someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
		relative, relation an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus)
		child a young person of either sex; "she writes books for children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term for youngster"
Adjective
descendant - going or coming down
		descendent
		descending coming down or downward
descendant - proceeding by descent from an ancestor; "descendent gene"
		descendent
		related connected by kinship, common origin, or marriage

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descendant (Noun)
One who is the progeny a specified person, at any distance of time or through any number of generations.
descendant (Noun)
A thing that derives directly from a given precursor or source.
descendant (Noun)
A later evolutionary type.
descendant (Noun)
A language that is descended from another.
descendant (Noun)
A word or form in one language that is descended from a counterpart in an ancestor language.
descendant (Adjective)
descending from a biological ancestor.
descendant (Adjective)
proceeding from a figurative ancestor or source.

descendant (a.)
Descendent.
descendant (n.)
One who descends, as offspring, however remotely; -- correlative to ancestor or ascendant.

descendant
One who is the progeny of someone at any distance of time.
descendant
Those who descend from a biological ancestor, through any number of generations.