descendant

Definitions of descendant
  1. noun
    a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race
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    antonyms:
    ascendant, ascendent, ascendenten
    someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
    type of:
    bloedverwant, familielid, maag, nabestaande, nabestaanden, naverwant, verwant
    a person related by blood or marriage
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