'Progeny' definitions:
Definition of 'progeny'
(from WordNet)
Definition of 'Progeny'
From: GCIDE
- Progeny \Prog"e*ny\ (pr[o^]j"[-e]*n[y^]), n. [OE. progenie, F. prog['e]nie, fr. L. progenies, fr. progignere. See Progenitor.] Descendants of the human kind, or offspring of other animals; children; offspring; race, lineage. " Issued from the progeny of kings." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'progeny'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- breed,
- brood,
- children,
- descendants,
- descent,
- family,
- fruit,
- fry,
- grandchildren,
- great-grandchildren,
- heirs,
- hostages to fortune,
- inheritors,
- issue,
- kids,
- lineage,
- little ones,
- new generation,
- offspring,
- posterity,
- progeniture,
- rising generation,
- scions,
- seed,
- sons,
- spawn,
- sprouts,
- succession,
- successors,
- treasures,
- young,
- younglings,
- youngsters