Descendant

The term descendant or descendent has several meanings, some of which are listed below. As a noun, it must be spelled "descendant".

Primary meaning:

• The progeny of a previous generation; the product of reproduction. Descendants are offspring.
  • A later evolutionary type in the same line.

It can also mean, by extension:

• A type of object that developed from another object existing before it.
• descendant (astrology), the point directly opposite from the ascendant, or Rising Sign