progeniture
/prəʊˈdʒenɪtʃə(r)/noun
mass noun
1- formal the production of offspring; procreation〈正式〉生殖; 繁衍。
1.1
- young; offspring子孙, 后裔, 后代。
词源
late 15th cent.: from progenit- 'begotten' （from the verb progignere）+-URE.