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- Dictionaryoff·spring/ˈôfˌspriNG/
noun
- 1. a person's child or children: "the offspring of middle-class parents" Similar
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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.
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.
You're the offspring of your biological parents. This is basically another word for children. Baby horses, gorillas, lizards, and humans are all offspring. A woman who gives birth to quadruplets suddenly has a lot of offspring.
Offspring definition: children or young of a particular parent or progenitor.. See examples of OFFSPRING used in a sentence.
the young of an animal, or a person’s children: Champion horses have numerous offspring. (Definition of offspring from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of offspring. offspring. Who says your offspring are any better than anyone elses? From CNN.
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 .]
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.
Definition of offspring noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Jun 2, 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.
