as in descendent
a person born into a family and especially one that is rich, famous, or important
He's the scion of a billionaire family.
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Recent Examples of scion
Star Trek scion Adam Nimoy talks our favorite (dwarf) planet for 'I Heart Pluto' festival
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In 1894, Lowell founded Lowell Observatory in the Arizona territory (Arizona wouldn't become a state until 1912).
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John Loeffler, Space.com, 18 Feb. 2025
The scion of a high-caste family, Shah had trained as a biochemist but excelled as a political tactician.
—Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
More recently, as Shari Redstone aims to unload the once mighty media giant to the scion of Oracle boss Larry Ellison, Trump FCC chair Brendan Carr has been repeatedly doing his master’s bidding going after the onetime home of Walter Cronkite.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 21 Apr. 2025
The scion of a billionaire Korean fashion conglomerate, Min cashes checks from his grandmother, Ja-Young (Youn Yuh-Jung), while dodging her request to take over as its creative director.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
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John Loeffler, Space.com, 18 Feb. 2025
The scion of a high-caste family, Shah had trained as a biochemist but excelled as a political tactician.
—Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
More recently, as Shari Redstone aims to unload the once mighty media giant to the scion of Oracle boss Larry Ellison, Trump FCC chair Brendan Carr has been repeatedly doing his master’s bidding going after the onetime home of Walter Cronkite.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 21 Apr. 2025
The scion of a billionaire Korean fashion conglomerate, Min cashes checks from his grandmother, Ja-Young (Youn Yuh-Jung), while dodging her request to take over as its creative director.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
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Born into two legacies—the Vanderbilts of Gilded Age lore and the Wades of Western Union fame—Emily was the daughter of William Henry Vanderbilt III, former governor of Rhode Island, and a direct descendant of both industrial ingenuity and patrician civic duty.—
Annie Davidson,
Robb Report,
29 May 2025
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The Afrikaners are descendants of mostly Dutch settlers who first arrived in South Africa in 1652.—
Paul Tilsley,
FOXNews.com,
28 May 2025
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These two species can mate with one another, producing a hybrid, which can produce viable offspring.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
25 May 2025
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On Thursday morning, Hartley, the female of City Hall’s nesting peregrine pair, brought home a rat, and her five-week-old offspring Willow, Octavia, Emma and Chico feasted on the rodent.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
24 May 2025
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“Scion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scion. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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