Word
progeny
Phoneticsprog·e·ny, stress on the first syllable
US/ˈpɹɑdʒəni/
UK/pɹˈɒdʒənˌi/
Definitions
01offspring
C1 · Advanced Uncountable noun Formal · Technical
n. the children of a person or the young of an animal.
n. the immediate offspring or descendants of a person, animal, or plant. Uncountable when referring to a group.
Español:descendiente
“The proud bird spent the afternoon feeding its hungry progeny in the nest.”
“The study tracked the genetic traits passed from the original subjects to their progeny over three generations.”
Synonyms
02creative result
C2 · Proficiency Uncountable noun Literary · Formal
n. the result of a creative work or a new idea.
n. a result, product, or outcome of a creative or intellectual effort. Used figuratively.
“The new smartphone is the progeny of years of secret research.”
“Many modern film tropes are the direct progeny of early twentieth-century German Expressionism.”
Real-World Examples
“If your slight resemblance to bird dung gives you enough of an edge that you survive to breed, your progeny may inherit your lucky guano cast.” “Because the characters are always filled in sequence, that sequence itself spells out the cell's division history."
These codes can then be recovered in a cell's progeny.” Etymology
From Middle English progenie, from Old French progenie, from Latin prōgeniēs, from prōgignō (“beget”).
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Related words
- Exam level
- CambridgeCambridgeCambridge English QualificationsThe exam suite from Cambridge University Press & Assessment, from A1 Movers up to C2 Proficiency. The benchmark names double as CEFR labels.C1 AdvancedIELTSIELTSInternational English Language Testing SystemThe 0–9 band test co-owned by the British Council, IDP, and Cambridge. Used for university entry, work, and migration.7.0–8.0TOEFL iBTTOEFL iBTTest of English as a Foreign Language, Internet-Based TestETS's academic English test, the standard route for US university admissions. Scored 0–120, with a 1–6 scale since 2026.1–6 scale: 5.0–5.595–113TOEICTOEICTest of English for International CommunicationETS's workplace English test, big in Japan and Korea. Listening & Reading scores 10–990 and tops out at C1.945–990
- Frequency
- Occasional
- Level
- C1 · Advanced
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