progeny

[ proj-uh-nee ]

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

progeny

/ ˈprɒdʒɪnɪ /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of progeny¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of progeny¹

C13: from Latin prōgeniēs lineage; see progenitor

Example Sentences

She’s a PhD student who disappears into some kind of meditation retreat invented by reality-star progeny Penelope Disick.

From Los Angeles Times

Set in Appalachia, this debut novel centers on a family’s cranberry bog and its meanings for different generations, as well as its near-sentient presence: Patriarchs lie buried in its peat; their progeny take ritual washes in its mud and emerge with new wives to carry on the family line.

From Los Angeles Times

Farmers in southwest Mexico began to select the progeny of teosinte plants that produced the most grains, and the tastiest grains, more than 9,000 years ago.

From Science Daily

This kind of teamwork can improve the chances that the progeny will survive, especially when resources are limited, Dr. Bendesky said.

From Science Daily

Whatever the current flavor, originalism and its ever-growing progeny hold that judges and justices should ignore every interpretive methodology judges once used to understand a legal text in favor of free-floating feelings about history: What do we think the drafters of the text intended?

From Slate