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noun
- 1. a person's child or children: "the offspring of middle-class parents" Similar
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C2. the young of an animal: In the case of the guinea pig, the number of offspring varies between two and five. C2 humorous or formal. a person's children: Tom's sister came over on Saturday with all her offspring. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. your child. child We have three children, two girls and a boy.
The meaning of OFFSPRING is the product of the reproductive processes of a person, animal, or plant : young, progeny. How to use offspring in a sentence.
Offspring definition: children or young of a particular parent or progenitor.. See examples of OFFSPRING used in a sentence.
A woman who gives birth to quadruplets suddenly has a lot of offspring. But this word isn't limited to biological creations — you could say that a project you've been laboring over is your offspring.
noun [ C ] us / ˈɑːf.sprɪŋ / uk / ˈɒf.sprɪŋ / plural offspring. Add to word list. C2. the young of an animal: In the case of the guinea pig, the number of offspring varies between two and five. C2 humorous or formal. a person's children: Tom's sister came over on Saturday with all her offspring. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples.
2 meanings: 1. the immediate descendant or descendants of a person, animal, etc; progeny 2. a product, outcome, or result.... Click for more definitions.
1. The organism or organisms resulting from sexual or asexual reproduction. 2. A child or children of a parent or parents: the offspring of Zeus and Leto. 3. The result or product of something: "the glaciers, the offspring of the gentle snow" (John Muir). [Middle English ofspring, from Old English : of, off; see off + springan, to rise .]
Definition of offspring noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
noun. offsprings. The organism or organisms resulting from sexual or asexual reproduction. American Heritage Medicine. A child or animal as related to its parent. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A descendant or descendants collectively; progeny. Webster's New World. A product, outcome, or result. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
the immediate descendant or descendants of a person, animal, etc; progeny. a product, outcome, or result. 'offspring' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
