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I am working on a programming interface that has functions to give you the closest descendants (in a tree). But there are two categories of function: one gives you exactly one result and the other multiple results. As a non-native speaker I was hoping for the existence of the word closests, so I would not spend so many characters in the function name. What can I use instead? |
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In another context, a person's "closest descendant" is likely to be his or her heir, which happily is a noun and therefore pluralizable. |
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Daughters is common when talking about trees. Children would also work. |
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Perhaps progeny
This word is treated as both singular and plural. I am not clear as to whether you need different forms for multiples. |
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