scion
A descendant, especially a first-generation descendant of a distinguished familyA descendant, especially a first-generation descendant of a distinguished family.
» He was the scion of a wealthy family.
Он был наследником богатой семьи.
Он был родом из богатой семьи.
Meaning
4 sensesA descendant, especially a first-generation descendant of a distinguished family.
Nachkomme, Nachkommin, Nachfahr
пото́мокpotómok, о́тпрыскótprysk
наща́докnaščádok
a descendant or heir
The heir to a throne.
Thronfolgerin, Thronfolger, Prinz
насле́дникnaslédnik, насле́дницаnaslédnica
A guardian.
A detached shoot or twig containing buds from a woody plant, used in grafting; a shoot or twig in a general sense.
Spross, Sprössling, Ableger
побе́гpobég, отро́стокotróstok
побігpobih
Examples
4 sentencesHe was the scion of a wealthy family.
ruОн был наследником богатой семьи.
Tom is the scion of a very wealthy family.
Daniel covered the scion with grafting tape to protect it from drying.
Grafting can join scions with desirable qualities to rootstock that is strong and resists disease and insects.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English sion, sioun, syon, scion, cion, from Old French cion, ciun, cyon, sionFrom Middle English sion, sioun, syon, scion, cion, from Old French cion, ciun, cyon, sion, from Frankish *kīþō, *kīþ, from Proto-Germanic *kīþô, *kīþą, *kīþaz (“sprout”), from Proto-Indo-European *geye- (“to split open, sprout”), same source as Old English ċīþ (“a young shoot; sprout; germ; sprig”), Old Saxon kīth (“sprout; germ”), Old High German kīdi (“offshoot; sprout; germ”). See also French scion and Picard chion. Doublet of chit.
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