Descendant

Pronunciation: /dɪˈsɛndənt/

Descendant (noun)

  1. a person who is related to someone from an earlier generation, like a child or grandchild.
  2. a person or thing that comes from a particular group or idea from the past.

Examples

  • She is a direct descendant of the famous explorer.
  • Every descendant in the family shares the same surname.

Common collocations: direct descendant, trace a descendant, descendant of, cultural descendant, descendant of tradition