Thesaurus results for SCION

scion

noun

Definition of scion

as in descendant

a person born into a family and especially one that is rich, famous, or important He's the scion of a billionaire family.

Related Words

Relevance

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Recent Examples of scion Since the hotel’s opening day in 1907, when a Vanderbilt scion signed the guest register with a flourish, the Plaza, at the corner of Central Park South and Fifth Avenue, has been synonymous with a particular New York brand of opulence. — Andy Newman, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2026 Gandhi, scion of India’s most influential political dynasty, is seeking to turn the protests into a broader challenge to Modi. — ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026 This weekend, the Brazilian singer-songwriter tied the knot with the Kennedy scion in a multi-day ceremony in Rio de Janeiro. — Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2026 There’s some mild irony in the scion of a Hollywood dynasty playing a salt-of-the-earth local; Stiller is nonetheless a convincingly tenacious bulldog. — Alison Herman, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for scion

Recent Examples of Synonyms for scion

Noun

Peru's government says the recognition was the first of its kind granted to a Peruvian Afro-descendant community or comparable communities along South America's Pacific Coast.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Nov. 2026
The land went to Archange Ouilmette, a descendant of Naunongee.

— Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of descendant

Noun

Castro’s Roberto, 70, wants nothing more than to retreat into his family home after wife Elena’s death, but is forced to take in his three adult children and offspring.

— John Hopewell, Variety, 13 Nov. 2026
Close to Capella is a triangle of faint stars that are known as The Kids — Epsilon, Zeta and Eta Aurigae — traditionally imagined as the offspring of Capella.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 13 Nov. 2026