descendant
noun
[ dɪˈsɛnd(ə)nt ]
• a person, plant, or animal that is descended from a particular ancestor.
• "she's a descendant of Charles Darwin"
Similar:
successor,
scion,
offshoot,
heir,
offspring,
progeny,
issue,
family,
lineage,
line,
posterity,
seed,
fruit,
fruit of someone's loins,
Origin:
late Middle English (as an adjective in the sense ‘descending’): from French, present participle of descendre ‘to descend’ (see descend). The noun dates from the early 17th century.
