progenies
Lines of descent
Progenies is the plural of progeny, meaning offspring or descendants.
The word typically appears in scientific or formal contexts: The progenies of the original breeding pair showed varied traits.
While progeny can function as both singular and plural, progenies emphasizes distinct groups or lines of descent: The progenies of different crosses were compared.
Biological descendants produced
- heirsThose who inherit
- successorsThose who follow after
- scionsHeirs or plant shoots
- posterityFuture generations collectively
issue · seed · brood · children · grandchildren · great-grandchildren · inheritors · next-generation
Not yet mature
- babiesVery young children
- infantsVery young children
- neonatesInfants under one month
- juvenilesUnderage individuals
fledglings · cubs · pups · calves · foals · lambs · chicks · kittens
Study of family descent
- pedigreeRecord of descent
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- descentDownward slope or lineage
heritage · stock · line · house · clan · dynasty · tribe · kinship
Property received from ancestors
- birthrightEntitlement from origin
- patrimonyInherited estate or legacy
- bequestGift left by will
- heirloomsObjects passed through family lines
endowment · traditions · estate · succession · entailment · devolution · testament · customs
offspring
Biological descendants produced
- heirsThose who inherit
- successorsThose who follow after
- scionsHeirs or plant shoots
posterity · issue · seed · brood · children · grandchildren · great-grandchildren · inheritors · next-generation · continuation
young
Not yet mature
juveniles · fledglings · cubs · pups · calves · foals · lambs · chicks · kittens · piglets
genealogy
Study of family descent
descent · heritage · stock · line · house · clan · dynasty · tribe · kinship · parentage
inheritance
Property received from ancestors
- birthrightEntitlement from origin
- patrimonyInherited estate or legacy
- bequestGift left by will
heirlooms · endowment · traditions · estate · succession · entailment · devolution · testament · customs · continuity
- Latin Familymater, pater, frater, familia, paterfamilias
progeniesancestors
Those from whom one descends
forebears · progenitors · forefathers · antecedents · predecessors
progeniesprogenitors
Original ancestors of a lineage
originators · begetters · parents · origins · sources