What is the Spanish word for "descendant"?

Learn how to say "descendant" in Spanish with examples and practice

English

descendant

Spanish

descendiente

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Alternative translations of "descendant"

descendiente

Examples of how to use "descendant" in Spanish

English
Are you a descendant of anyone famous?
Spanish
¿Eres descendiente de alguien famoso?
English
She is the only living descendant of that family.
Spanish
Ella es la única descendiente viva de esa familia.
English
A descendant inherited the old house last year.
Spanish
Un descendiente heredó la vieja casa el año pasado.
English
They met their distant descendant at the reunion.
Spanish
Conocieron a su lejano descendiente en la reunión.
English
Each descendant received a small family heirloom.
Spanish
Cada descendiente recibió un pequeño objeto de valor familiar.

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