descendants

noun

variants also descendents
Definition of descendantsnext
plural of descendant
as in successors

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  1. successors
  2. offspring
  3. children
  4. claimants
Noun
  • Educate your heirs The best way to approach handing down wealth is to start educating any successors early and often.
    Janet Arzt, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Some of Carter's other successors went online to wish him a Happy Birthday.
    Corky Siemaszko, NBC News, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of successors
Noun
  • There’s a lot to unpack from this family photo, which prominently features the world’s richest man, standing with the president-elect’s offspring and their partners and their children.
    Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Such food sharing happens between bats who are related – such as mothers and their offspring – but also unrelated individuals.
    Sebastian Stockmaier, Discover Magazine, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of offspring
Noun
  • There were no children among the migrants, but one man had a backpack filled with toys, children’s clothes and diapers.
    Ryan J. Foley, Twin Cities, 16 Nov. 2024
  • That simple step transformed the dental health of Antioch’s children, research found.
    Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
Definition of children
Noun
  • Attorneys for the Archdiocese and the Plaintiffs’ Liaison Counsel representing abuse claimants issued a joint statement on Wednesday thanking survivors for coming forward with their stories and ensuring that similar abuse will not occur in the future.
    Dietrich Knauth, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2024
  • This category includes health information compromised as part of the data breach and is limited to $750,000 across all claimants.
    Lars Daniel, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
Definition of claimants
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