procreators
Those who reproduce
Procreators are those who procreate—who produce offspring through sexual reproduction.
The term appears in biological, legal, and philosophical contexts: The child's biological procreators had no role in raising her.
It carries a clinical or formal tone, emphasizing the reproductive act rather than the parental relationship that may or may not follow.
Original ancestors of a lineage
- forebearsAncestral family members
- forefathersAncestral predecessors
- foremothersFemale ancestors collectively
- ancestorsThose from whom one descends
lineage · genealogy · heritage · bloodline · pedigree · descent · dynasty · clan
Mother and father
- caregiversThose who tend others
- guardiansThose who protect others
- nurturingSupportive care-giving
- upbringingChildhood care and training
maternal · paternal · motherhood · fatherhood · childrearing · custody · protection · foster parents
Capacity for reproduction
- conceptionFormation of an idea
- gestationCarrying offspring in womb
- pregnancyCarrying developing offspring
- fertilizationGamete fusion creating zygote
ovulation · insemination · mating · breeding · propagation · embryo · zygote · ovum
Biological descendants produced
- descendantsThose who come after
- progenyOne's biological descendants
- posterityFuture generations collectively
- heirsThose who inherit
succession · continuity · lineage · bloodline · future generations · inheritors · scions · children
progenitors
Original ancestors of a lineage
- forebearsAncestral family members
- forefathersAncestral predecessors
- foremothersFemale ancestors collectively
ancestors · lineage · genealogy · heritage · bloodline · pedigree · descent · dynasty · clan · tribe
parents
Mother and father
- caregiversThose who tend others
- guardiansThose who protect others
- nurturingSupportive care-giving
upbringing · maternal · paternal · motherhood · fatherhood · childrearing · custody · protection · foster parents · adoptive parents
fertility
Capacity for reproduction
- conceptionFormation of an idea
- gestationCarrying offspring in womb
- pregnancyCarrying developing offspring
fertilization · ovulation · insemination · mating · breeding · propagation · embryo · zygote · ovum · prenatal
offspring
Biological descendants produced
- descendantsThose who come after
- progenyOne's biological descendants
- posterityFuture generations collectively
heirs · succession · continuity · lineage · bloodline · future generations · inheritors · scions · children · grandchildren
procreatorscelibates
Those avoiding sexual activity
virgins · childless · barren · childless couples · infertile
procreatorsoffspring
Biological descendants produced
progeny · descendants · children · destroyers · issue