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Dependent vs Descendant - What's the difference?

dependent | descendant |


As nouns the difference between dependent and descendant

is that dependent is while descendant is (literally) one who is the progeny of a specified person, at any distance of time or through any number of generations.

As an adjective descendant is

descending from a biological ancestor.

Seed vs Descendant - What's the difference?

seed | descendant |


As nouns the difference between seed and descendant

is that seed is (senseid)(countable) a fertilized grain, initially encased in a fruit, which may grow into a mature plant while descendant is (literally) one who is the progeny of a specified person, at any distance of time or through any number of generations.

As a verb seed

is to plant or sow an area with seeds.

As an adjective descendant is

descending from a biological ancestor.

Descendant vs Origin - What's the difference?

descendant | origin |


As nouns the difference between descendant and origin

is that descendant is one who is the progeny of a specified person, at any distance of time or through any number of generations while origin is the beginning of something.

As an adjective descendant

is descending from a biological ancestor.

Descendant vs Subordinate - What's the difference?

descendant | subordinate |


As adjectives the difference between descendant and subordinate

is that descendant is descending from a biological ancestor while subordinate is placed in a lower class, rank, or position.

As nouns the difference between descendant and subordinate

is that descendant is (literally) one who is the progeny of a specified person, at any distance of time or through any number of generations while subordinate is (senseid)(countable) one who is subordinate.

As a verb subordinate is

to make subservient.

Descendant vs Node - What's the difference?

descendant | node |


As nouns the difference between descendant and node

is that descendant is one who is the progeny of a specified person, at any distance of time or through any number of generations while node is a knot, knob, protuberance or swelling.

As an adjective descendant

is descending from a biological ancestor.

As an abbreviation NODE is

New Oxford Dictionary of English

Self vs Descendant - What's the difference?

self | descendant |


As nouns the difference between self and descendant

is that self is the subject of one's own experience of phenomena: perception, emotions, thoughts while descendant is one who is the progeny of a specified person, at any distance of time or through any number of generations.

As adjectives the difference between self and descendant

is that self is same while descendant is descending from a biological ancestor.

As a pronoun self

is himself, herself, itself, themselves; that specific (person mentioned).

As a verb self

is to fertilise by the same individual; to self-fertilise or self-pollinate.

As a proper noun Self

is {{surname}.

Parent vs Descendant - What's the difference?

parent | descendant |


In biology terms the difference between parent and descendant

is that parent is an organism from which a plant or animal is immediately biologically descended while descendant is a later evolutionary type.

As nouns the difference between parent and descendant

is that parent is one of the two persons from whom one is immediately biologically descended; a mother or father while descendant is one who is the progeny of a specified person, at any distance of time or through any number of generations.

As a verb parent

is to act as parent, to raise or rear.

As an adjective descendant is

descending from a biological ancestor.

Descendant vs Spawn - What's the difference?

descendant | spawn | Related terms |

Descendant is a related term of spawn.


As nouns the difference between descendant and spawn

is that descendant is (literally) one who is the progeny of a specified person, at any distance of time or through any number of generations while spawn is the numerous eggs of an aquatic organism.

As an adjective descendant

is descending from a biological ancestor.

As a verb spawn is

to produce or deposit (eggs) in water.

Descendant vs Brood - What's the difference?

descendant | brood | Related terms |

Descendant is a related term of brood.


As nouns the difference between descendant and brood

is that descendant is (literally) one who is the progeny of a specified person, at any distance of time or through any number of generations while brood is .

As an adjective descendant

is descending from a biological ancestor.

Descendant vs Litter - What's the difference?

descendant | litter | Related terms |

Descendant is a related term of litter.


As nouns the difference between descendant and litter

is that descendant is (literally) one who is the progeny of a specified person, at any distance of time or through any number of generations while litter is (countable) a platform mounted on two shafts, or a more elaborate construction, designed to be carried by two (or more) people to transport one (in luxury models sometimes more) third person(s) or (occasionally in the elaborate version) a cargo, such as a religious idol.

As an adjective descendant

is descending from a biological ancestor.

As a verb litter is

to drop or throw trash without properly disposing of it (as discarding in public areas rather than trash receptacles).

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