Progenitor
Progenitor noun - A person who is several generations earlier in an individual's line of descent.
Spawn is an antonym for progenitor.
Spawn
Spawn noun - The descendants of a person, animal, or plant.
Usage example: sometimes I think those little brats are the spawn of Satan himself
Progenitor is an antonym for spawn.
Both words in one sentence
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Monster Progenitor: The Opyri are all descended from the first fifteen vampires — who are known as the Nosphoros by their spawn.
Source: Literature / Human
Cite this Source
Spawn and Progenitor. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/progenitor/spawn
Progenitor & Spawn. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/progenitor/spawn>.
Spawn or Progenitor. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/progenitor/spawn.
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