English > progeny: 1 sense > noun 1, person | Meaning | The immediate descendants of a person. |
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| Synonyms | offspring, issue |
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| Narrower | baby | The youngest member of a group (not necessarily young) |
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| bastard, by-blow, love child, illegitimate child, illegitimate, whoreson | The illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents |
| child, kid | A human offspring (son or daughter) of any age |
| firstborn, eldest | The offspring who came first in the order of birth |
| grandchild | A child of your son or daughter |
| successor, heir | A person who inherits some title or office |
| Broader | relative, relation | A person related by blood or marriage |
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| Spanish | descendencia, descendiente, vástago |
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| Catalan | descendent, plançó, progènie |
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