progeny

American  

[proj-uh-nee] / ˈprɒdʒ ə ni /

noun

progeny, plural progenies plural

1. a descendant or offspring, as a child, plant, or animal.

2. such descendants or offspring collectively.

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

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progeny British  

/ ˈprɒdʒɪnɪ /

noun

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

2. a result or outcome

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• progenies
  plural
• progeny
  plural

Etymology

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

Explanation

Progeny means "offspring" or "children." You and your brothers are the progeny of your parents, and your cat's new litter of kittens is her progeny. Synonyms for progeny include descendants, product, and offspring, so you're also your grandparents' and great-grandparents' progeny. And, if your pet goat has babies every spring, you'll get to raise dozens of her progeny. Plants have progeny too — blow the fluffy seeds of a dandelion in your yard and its progeny can multiply, summer after summer, until your lawn is full of cheerful yellow flowers.

Example Sentences

Also, the commission by composer Liz Gre and librettist Junauda Petrus-Nasah is titled “A Progeny of Perpetual Independence,” not “Progeny of Perpetual Innocence.”

From Washington Post • Mar. 16, 2022

A youth justice organization, Progeny, has called for “a transparent and thorough investigation.”

From Seattle Times • Sep. 29, 2021

The U.S. market for fertility treatments is now more than $7 billion, according to a presentation by Progeny, a company offering insurance for such treatments.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2021

Progeny frequently carry pathogens, lose carefully designed mutations or have other characteristics that confound experiments.

From Nature • Jun. 9, 2015

Progeny tend to resemble their parents; nevertheless all their organs and functions are susceptible of departing more or less from the average parental character; and their number is in excess of that of their parents.

From Darwiniana : Essays — Volume 02 by Huxley, Thomas Henry