descendants
nounfeminineformal/dɨʃẽˈdẽsjɐ/medium
des·cen·dên·ci·a
Definition
A person's children, grandchildren, and all subsequent generations; lineage, offspring.
They are direct descendants of the original settlers.
He wanted to ensure his descendants would inherit the estate.
Common collocations
direct descendantsline of descentleave descendantsroyal descendants
Etymology
Do latim 'descendentia', de 'descendere' (descer).