progeny

[proj-uh-nee]

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noun, plural prog·e·ny or, for plants or animals, prog·e·nies.

a descendant or offspring, as a child, plant, or animal.
such descendants or offspring collectively.
something that originates or results from something else; outcome; issue.

Origin of progeny

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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Related Words for progeny

lineage, family, breed, young, seed, race, posterity, get, issue, stock, kids, descendants, children, begats

Examples from the Web for progeny

Contemporary Examples of progeny

Today, Hatch is a married father of one adopted son, but he longs to connect with his progeny.
Today’s Sperm Donor Isn’t a Broke 20-Something
Stephanie Fairyington
September 20, 2014
Downstairs, a band called Def Generation, composed mostly of Neville progeny, is killing the hour before the brothers come on.
The Stacks: The Neville Brothers Stake Their Claim as Bards of the Bayou
John Ed Bradley
April 27, 2014
For Gainsbourg, the progeny of two superstars, being cool is the last thing she needs to try to be.
Charlotte Gainsbourg’s Raw Performance in ‘Nymphomaniac’ Is Not About the Sex
Jimmy So
March 21, 2014
I exist merely as meat for the hungry wolf, an incubator for his progeny and a servant to his needs.
Judith Regan: Todd Akin and Republican Men’s World of Unicorns, True Love—and No Rape
Judith Regan
August 22, 2012
Socialism is not the father of Canada's success, but its progeny.
Don't Credit "Socialism" for Canada's Success
David Frum
July 18, 2012

Historical Examples of progeny

Her instinctive fear of the father of her progeny was toning down.
White Fang
Jack London
Progeny of good quality grow up, so to speak, by themselves.
The Sexual Question
August Forel
These he mates, and from their progeny he selects the ones that suit him best.
The Meaning of Evolution
Samuel Christian Schmucker
It would be out of fashion—Danny's progeny have taken care of that.
The Little Manx Nation - 1891
Hall Caine
In motive and method it is not business, it is different from trade; for it is a progeny of pity.
Is civilization a disease?
Stanton Coit

British Dictionary definitions for progeny

progeny

noun plural -nies

the immediate descendant or descendants of a person, animal, etc
a result or outcome

Word Origin for progeny

C13: from Latin prōgeniēs lineage; see progenitor

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Word Origin and History for progeny

early 14c., from Old French progenie (13c.) and directly from Latin progenies "descendants, offspring, lineage, race, family," from stem of progignere "beget," from pro- "forth" (see pro-) + gignere "to produce, beget" (see genus).

progeny in Medicine

progeny

[prŏj′ə-nē]

n. pl. progeny

One born of, begotten by, or derived from another; an offspring or descendant.
Offspring or descendants considered as a group.