'Descendant' definitions:
Definition of 'descendant'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Going or coming down [syn: descendant, descendent]
adjective
Proceeding by descent from an ancestor; "descendent gene" [syn: descendant, descendent]
noun
A person considered as descended from some ancestor or race [syn: descendant, descendent] [ant: ancestor, antecedent, ascendant, ascendent, root]
Definition of 'Descendant'
From: GCIDE
- Descendant \De*scend"ant\, a. [F. descendant, p. pr. of descendre. Cf. Descendent.] Descendent. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Descendant'
From: GCIDE
- Descendant \De*scend"ant\, n. One who descends, as offspring, however remotely; -- correlative to ancestor or ascendant. [1913 Webster]
- Our first parents and their descendants. --Hale. [1913 Webster]
- The descendant of so many kings and emperors. --Burke. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'descendant'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- aftermath,
- backup man,
- breed,
- brood,
- by-product,
- child,
- children,
- conclusion,
- consequence,
- daughter,
- derivative,
- descendants,
- descent,
- dynasty,
- effect,
- family,
- foster child,
- fruit,
- grandchild,
- grandchildren,
- granddaughter,
- grandson,
- great-grandchildren,
- heir,
- heiress,
- heirs,
- hostages to fortune,
- inheritor,
- inheritors,
- issue,
- kids,
- line,
- lineage,
- little ones,
- new generation,
- offshoot,
- offspring,
- posterity,
- progeniture,
- progeny,
- replacement,
- rising generation,
- scion,
- seed,
- sequel,
- son,
- son and heir,
- sonny,
- sons,
- spin-off,
- stepchild,
- stepdaughter,
- stepson,
- succession,
- successor,
- treasures,
- younglings,
- youngsters