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- 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.
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.
Definition of offspring noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
In biology, offspring are the young creation of living organisms, produced either by sexual or asexual reproduction. Collective offspring may be known as a brood or progeny. This can refer to a set of simultaneous offspring, such as the chicks hatched from one clutch of eggs, or to all offspring produced over time, as with the honeybee.
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.]
/ˈɑfˌsprɪŋ/ AHFF-spring. See pronunciation. Where does the noun offspring come from? Earliest known use. Old English. The earliest known use of the noun offspring is in the Old English period (pre-1150). offspring is formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: off adv., spring v.1. See etymology. Nearby entries.
Oct 18, 2024 · offspring (plural offspring or offsprings) A person's daughter or son; a person's child. Any of a person's descendants, including of further generations. An animal or plant's progeny or young.
