progeny.
Offspring or descendants considered as a group.
Meaning & usage
Offspring or descendants considered as a group.
I treasure this five-generation photograph of my great-great grandmother and her progeny.
Descent, lineage, ancestry.
A result of a creative effort.
His dissertation is his most important intellectual progeny to date.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English progenie, from Old French progenie, from Latin prōgeniēs, from prōgignō (“beget”).
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