second-generation
Born to immigrants
Second-generation describes people whose parents immigrated to a country, or things derived from an earlier version: a second-generation American, second-generation iPhone.
The term implies both continuity and evolution—connected to origins but adapted to new circumstances.
In technology, it often marks significant improvement over a prototype or first release.
One who resettles abroad
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
- assimilationAbsorbing into a whole
- naturalizationLegal path to belonging
- citizenshipStatus as state member
bicultural · integration · acculturation · hyphenated · identity · enclave · transnational · code-switching
Biological descendants produced
- descendantPerson from earlier generations
- childrenYoung human beings
- heirOne who receives legacy
- successorOne who replaces another
lineage · bloodline · genealogy · progeny · inheritance · legacy · ancestry · kinship
Raise to higher standard
- iterationRepeated procedural pass
- successorOne who replaces another
- improvedMade superior to before
- refinedPurified or cultured
advanced · next-gen · evolution · redesign · enhancement · version · sequel · follow-up
One who replaces another
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- takeoverAssuming command of something
- leadershipAbility to direct others
- transitionChange from one state
continuity · stewardship · dynasty · entrepreneurship · founder · ownership · management · grooming
immigrant
One who resettles abroad
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
- assimilationAbsorbing into a whole
- naturalizationLegal path to belonging
citizenship · bicultural · integration · acculturation · hyphenated · identity · enclave · transnational · code-switching · belonging
offspring
Biological descendants produced
- descendantPerson from earlier generations
- childrenYoung human beings
- heirOne who receives legacy
successor · lineage · bloodline · genealogy · progeny · inheritance · legacy · ancestry · kinship · parentage
upgrade
Raise to higher standard
refined · advanced · next-gen · evolution · redesign · enhancement · version · sequel · follow-up · updated
successor
One who replaces another
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- takeoverAssuming command of something
- leadershipAbility to direct others
transition · continuity · stewardship · dynasty · entrepreneurship · founder · ownership · management · grooming · apprenticeship
- Portuguese diasporaPortuguese heritage, Portuguese-American, Portuguese language, heritage language, heritage speakers
second-generationfirst-generation
Earliest iteration of something
immigrant · foreign-born · native · newcomer · naturalized
second-generationfirst-generation
Earliest iteration of something
original · prototype · legacy · cutting-edge · next-generation
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