descendent

English Thesaurus

1. a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race (noun.person)

hypernym	:	relation, relative,
definition	:	a person related by blood or marriage (noun.person)

hyponym	:	child,
definition	:	a member of a clan or tribe (noun.person)

hyponym	:	scion,
definition	:	a descendent or heir (noun.person)

2. proceeding by descent from an ancestor (adj.all)

similar	:	related,
definition	:	connected by kinship, common origin, or marriage (adj.all)

3. going or coming down (adj.all)

similar	:	descending,
definition	:	coming down or downward (adj.all)

4. a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race (noun.person)

antonym	:	ancestor, antecedent, ascendant, ascendent, root,
definition	:	someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) (noun.person)

derivation	:	come, derive, descend,
definition	:	come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example (verb.stative)

derivation	:	descendant, descendent,
definition	:	proceeding by descent from an ancestor (adj.all)

5. proceeding by descent from an ancestor (adj.all)

derivation	:	descendant, descendent,
definition	:	a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race (noun.person)

6. going or coming down (adj.all)

derivation	:	come down, descend, fall, go down,
definition	:	move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way (verb.motion)

7. a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race (noun.person)

antonym	:	ancestor, antecedent, ascendant, ascendent, root,
definition	:	someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) (noun.person)

derivation	:	come, derive, descend,
definition	:	come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example (verb.stative)

derivation	:	descendant, descendent,
definition	:	proceeding by descent from an ancestor (adj.all)

8. proceeding by descent from an ancestor (adj.all)

derivation	:	descendant, descendent,
definition	:	a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race (noun.person)

9. going or coming down (adj.all)

derivation	:	come down, descend, fall, go down,
definition	:	move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way (verb.motion)