scion
6 synonyms and 2 antonyms for scion, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A descendant of a notable or wealthy family, especially the first generation.
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1. noun
A descendant of a notable or wealthy family, especially the first generation.
“It also made her the target of angry derision back in South Korea, where Ms. Cho is the scion of one of the wealthy families that control much of South Korea’s export-driven economy.”
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2. noun
A cutting or shoot from a plant, used for grafting onto another plant.
“The gardener grafted a scion from the old apple tree onto new rootstock.”
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Etymology
From Old French cion, ultimately from a Frankish word meaning "sprout" — the family sense grew out of the idea of a new shoot springing from an old family tree.
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