Progeny Definition

prŏjə-nē
progenies
noun
progenies
The organism or organisms resulting from sexual or asexual reproduction.
American Heritage Medicine
Children, descendants, or offspring collectively; issue.
Webster's New World
A person's descendants considered as a group.
American Heritage Medicine
A result or product.
Lies that were the progeny of fear.
American Heritage

(uncountable) Offspring or descendants.

I treasure this 5 generation photograph of my great-great grandmother and her progeny.
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Other Word Forms of Progeny

Noun

Singular:
progeny
Plural:
progenies

Origin of Progeny

  • Middle English progeni from Old French progenie from Latin prōgeniēs from prōgignere to beget progenitor

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French progenie, from Latin progenies.

    From Wiktionary

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