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Opposite of 'Ancestor' in OOP

I am looking for the best term to use to describe a child that inherits an ancestor.

For example, a 'Car' object may derive from its ancestor 'Vehicle'. However, is there a better/more suitable word to use than derivative for the inverse?

Solution

  • Parent and child

    So a car derives from it's parent vehicle; and a vehicle has multiple children such as car, boat and plane.