second-generation

American  

[sek-uhnd-jen-uh-rey-shuhn] / ˈsɛk əndˌdʒɛn əˈreɪ ʃən /

adjective

1. being the second generation of a family to be born in a particular country.

   the oldest son of second-generation Americans.

2. being the native-born child of naturalized parents.

3. being a revised or improved version of a product, system, service, etc..

   Production has been increased with second-generation robots.

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second generation British  

noun

1. offspring of parents born in a given country

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1. of an improved or refined stage of development in manufacture

   a second-generation robot

Example Sentences

David Lamparelli, a second-generation candy maker, says the company produces about 90,000 pounds of Irish potatoes between December and March, with peak production reaching up to 75,000 candies a day.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026

The tournament sits only a couple of hours from the community where Tien grew up, the second-generation son of Vietnamese immigrants.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

Monday’s gains come just days after the Federal Communications Commission authorized SpaceX to deploy and operate up to 15,000 second-generation Starlink satellites to provide direct-to-cell connectivity around the world.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 12, 2026

“There are some houses that are ready to put stucco on. They’ve got roofs and everything,” said the 64-year-old, a second-generation area resident.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026

During the first two decades after the war for independence from Britain, large numbers of first- and second-generation Ulster Scots moved westward into the Ohio Valley, western Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz