/dɪsɛˈndʌnt/ - [disendunt] - de•scend•ent
We found 7 definitions of descendent from 4 different sources.
Adjective |
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descendent - going or coming down | ||
descendant | ||
descending coming down or downward | ||
descendent - proceeding by descent from an ancestor; "descendent gene" | ||
descendant | ||
related connected by kinship, common origin, or marriage | ||
Noun |
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descendent - a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race | ||
descendant | ||
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" |