Synonyms for scion
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A descendant, especially a first-generation descendant of a distinguished family.
Related words
- Other spellings
- cion
Forms
- Plural
- scions → descendants, branches, grafts, offshoots…
Example sentences
- branch Some birds are sitting on the branch of that tree.
- graft Some people hate graft because they didn't get their share.
- descendant I am a descendant of Charlemagne. And so are you.
- offshoot The company was an offshoot of his original start-up.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| scion | steady | |
| branch | falling | |
| graft | steady | |
| descendant | steady | |
| offshoot | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- slip1, twig1
- 5 letters
- child1, shoot1, graft1
- 6 letters
- branch1, sucker2, sprout1
- 7 letters
- cutting2
- 8 letters
- offshoot2
- 10 letters
- descendant3, descendent3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (sucker2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- scion
- Deutsch
- Schössling