descendant
/dɪˈsɛndənt/
noun
- A person who is related to someone who lived in the past, such as a child, grandchild, great-grandchild, etc.
- The family tree shows all of his descendants over five generations.
- Many descendants of the original settlers still live in the town.
- She is a direct descendant of the first president.
- Something that has developed or evolved from an earlier form or type.
- The electric car is a descendant of the first horseless carriage.
- Modern jazz is a descendant of blues and ragtime.
- This software is a descendant of an earlier operating system.