descendant adj : going or coming down [syn: descendent] n : a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race [syn: descendent] [ant: ancestor]

English

Etymology

dessendaunte, from descendant.

Pronunciation

Noun

1. One who is the progeny of someone at any distance of time; e.g. a child; a grandchild, etc.
2. (Biology) A later type; as, dogs evolved from relatives of early wolves.

Translations

Translations to be checked

• ttbc Irish: clann (mass noun corresponding to plural descendants)
• ttbc Turkish: evlat, torun, altsoy

French

Etymology

From descendent, descendens, present participle of descendere.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /de.sɑ̃.dɑ̃/
• SAMPA: /de.sA~.dA~/

Verb form

descendant

Noun

descendant

1. A descendant; one who is the progeny of someone at any distance of time; e.g. a child; a grandchild, etc.

Adjective

1. Which is descending.

The term descendant or descendent may refer to:

• Descendant, a type of kinship
• A type of object that developed from another object existing before it.
• Descendant (astrology), the point directly opposite from the Ascendant, or Rising Sign
• Descendents (band), a punk rock band from southern California
• The Descendant (short story), a short story by H.P. Lovecraft

See also

• Ascendant (astrology)

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