Line and Offspring

Line

Line noun - A group of persons who come from the same ancestor.

Usage example: a 10th of all island residents are members of the line of this early settler

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Offspring and line are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Offspring" instead a noun "Line".

Nearby Words: lined, linear, lineup, lineage, lineal

Offspring noun - The descendants of a person, animal, or plant.

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Line and offspring are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Line" instead a noun "Offspring".

female	female line	female offspring
best	best line	best offspring
common	common line	common offspring
direct	direct line	direct offspring
Other adjectives: small, actual, male, royal, immortal.

Similarly, Mitochondrial Eve is unique because she passed her genes down through an unbroken line of female offspring.

Source: Tangled Family Tree
Bobby: Well, fellas, I would guess that this Enoch Root is the offspring of a long line of Dutch and possibly German missionaries in the South Sea Islands, interbred with Aussies.

Source: What the Hell Is That Accent?
This last situation prompts the immortal line, "Have your baby so I can get back to drinking," as said by Julian to his child/lover as Vincent delivers their offspring.

Source: Villainous Incest

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