Fruit
Fruit noun - The descendants of a person, animal, or plant.
Usage example: according to the Bible, God promised Abraham that the fruit of his loins would someday become a great nation
Progenitor is an antonym for fruit.
Progenitor
Progenitor noun - A person who is several generations earlier in an individual's line of descent.
Fruit is an antonym for progenitor.
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