All 3 Uses of
progeny
in
The Poisonwood Bible
- I saw a family of weaver birds work together for months on a nest that became such a monstrous lump of sticks and progeny and nonsense that finally it brought their whole tree thundering down.†
Chpt 1 *
- Oh, whatever would I do without my child-progeny sister to tell me what to do?†
Chpt 3
- The dust on our feet turned blood-colored and the sky grew very dark, while Father moved around the circle baptizing each child in turn, imploring the living progeny of Kilanga to walk forward into the light.†
Chpt 4
Definition:
someone's child or children
or less commonly: anything that develops from something else
or less commonly: anything that develops from something else