Definition of progeny Progeny

/pɹɑˈʤʌni/ - [prajunee] - prog•e•ny

We found 7 definitions of progeny from 5 different sources.

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What does progeny mean?

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Noun

progeny - the immediate descendants of a person; "she was the mother of many offspring"; "he died without issue"
  offspring, issue
  relative, relation an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus)
  baby a project of personal concern to someone; "this project is his baby"
  by-blow, illegitimate, illegitimate child, love child, whoreson, bastard derogatory term for a variation that is not genuine; something irregular or inferior or of dubious origin; "the architecture was a kind of bastard suggesting Gothic but not true Gothic"
  child, kid a young person of either sex; "she writes books for children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term for youngster"
  eldest, firstborn the offspring who came first in the order of birth
  grandchild a child of your son or daughter
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • progeny (n.)
    Descendants of the human kind, or offspring of other animals; children; offspring; race, lineage.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • progeny
    All of the offspring of a given progenitor.
  • progeny
    Those who descend from a biological ancestor, through any number of generations.

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