progeny vs relation

progeny and relation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
progeny	Yes	No	No	No
relation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, relation is a hypernym of progeny; that is, relation is a word with a broader meaning than progeny:

Other hypernyms of progeny include relative.

progeny (noun)	relation (noun)
the immediate descendants of a person	an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
	(usually plural) mutual dealings or connections among persons or groups
	sexual activity between individuals, especially the insertion of a man's penis into a woman's vagina until orgasm and ejaculation occur
	(law) the principle that an act done at a later time is deemed by law to have occurred at an earlier time
	an act of narration
	a person related by blood or marriage