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# progeny

noun (progeny; the same for singular and plural)

«progeny» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

The children or young of a parent; the offspring of a person or animal. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/progeny/#m1)

### In the lessons

in tales, the young of a pair, such as the snails who had a large family

### Examples

- The old fox and her progeny ran through the wood. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/progeny/#x1)
- The snail pair had a numerous progeny. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/progeny/#x2)
- Our hen's progeny were five chicks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/progeny/#x3)
- The king hoped his progeny would rule after him. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/progeny/#x4)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «progeny» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/progeny/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«progeny» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/progeny.html) on Mova free.