progeny

[ proj-uh-nee ]
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noun,plural prog·e·ny or, for plants or animals, prog·e·nies.
  1. a descendant or offspring, as a child, plant, or animal.

  2. such descendants or offspring collectively.

  1. something that originates or results from something else; outcome; issue.

Origin of progeny

1
1250–1300; Middle English progenie<Middle French <Latin prōgeniēs offspring, equivalent to prō-pro-1 + gen-, base of gignere to beget (akin to kin) + -iēs feminine noun suffix

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How to use progeny in a sentence

  • In the sheep, it may be returned in its fleece, its carcass, or its progeny; and in the swine only by its progeny and flesh.

    Domestic Animals | Richard L. Allen
  • But when the progeny are designed for breeders, the practice should be branded with unqualified reprehension.

    Domestic Animals | Richard L. Allen
  • Excessive use of rams can never be permitted without decided injury to them and their progeny.

    Domestic Animals | Richard L. Allen
  • The progeny were pushed with a full supply of nutritious food, and systematically brought to early maturity.

    Domestic Animals | Richard L. Allen
  • And we returned to join in the celebration, my husband pushing the baby-carriage and I with progeny hanging to both hands.

    Paris Vistas | Helen Davenport Gibbons

British Dictionary definitions for progeny

progeny

/ (ˈprɒdʒɪnɪ) /


nounplural -nies
  1. the immediate descendant or descendants of a person, animal, etc

  2. a result or outcome

Origin of progeny

1
C13: from Latin prōgeniēs lineage; see progenitor

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