descendant

• Persona, animal o planta que desciende de un antepasado determinado; algo que proviene o deriva de otra cosa anterior.

A person, plant, or animal that is descended from a particular ancestor; something that comes from something else.

1. Descended from an ancestorB2formal

   Being a person who is descended from a particular ancestor or group.

   descendiente de un antepasado

   • She is a descendant of the royal family.
   • The museum displays artifacts from descendant cultures.
   • He is a direct descendant of the original settlers.

   Sinónimosderivedlineal

   Antónimosancestorascendantforebearprogenitor

• Persona, animal o planta que desciende de un antepasado o grupo de antepasados determinados; también, persona que continúa la labor o el legado de otra.

A noun referring to a person, animal, or plant that is descended from a particular ancestor or group of ancestors.

1. Offspring or lineageB1formal

   A person who is descended from a particular ancestor or family line.

   Descendiente (de un antepasado)

   • She is a direct descendant of the poet William Wordsworth.
   • The royal descendants gathered for the family reunion.
   • He claims to be a descendant of the ancient Viking kings.

   Sinónimoschildheirissueoffspringprogenyscionsuccessor

   Antónimosancestorforebearprogenitor

2. Something derived from an earlier formB2formal

   An object, idea, or concept that has developed from something earlier.

   descendiente

   • Modern smartphones are descendants of the early mobile phones.
   • The new software is a descendant of the original operating system.
   • This architectural style is a descendant of Gothic design.

   Sinónimosderivativedevelopmentoffshootoutgrowthspin-offsuccessor