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off·spring
 (ôf′sprĭng′, ŏf′-)n. pl. offspring
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.]
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offspring
(ËÉfËsprɪÅ)n
1. the immediate descendant or descendants of a person, animal, etc; progeny
2. a product, outcome, or result
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off•spring
(ˈɔfˌsprɪŋ, ˈɒf-)n., pl. -spring, -springs.
1. children or young of a particular parent or progenitor; descendants; progeny.
2. a child or animal in relation to its parent or parents.
3. the product or result of something.
[before 950]
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Noun | 1. | offspring - the immediate descendants of a person; "she was the mother of many offspring"; "he died without issue" baby - the youngest member of a group (not necessarily young); "the baby of the family"; "the baby of the Supreme Court" by-blow, illegitimate, illegitimate child, love child - the illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents child, kid - a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age; "they had three children"; "they were able to send their kids to college" grandchild - a child of your son or daughter |
2. | offspring - something that comes into existence as a result; "industrialism prepared the way for acceptance of the French Revolution's various socialistic offspring"; "this skyscraper is the solid materialization of his efforts" | |
3. | offspring - any immature animal animal, animate being, beast, creature, fauna, brute - a living organism characterized by voluntary movement hatchling - any recently hatched animal (especially birds) orphan - a young animal without a mother young mammal - any immature mammal young bird - a bird that is still young spat - a young oyster or other bivalve young fish - a fish that is young |
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offspring
noun
1. child, baby, kid (informal), youngster, infant, successor, babe, toddler, heir, issue, tot, descendant, wean (Scot.), little one, brat, bairn (Scot.), nipper (informal), chit, scion, babe in arms (informal), sprog (slang), munchkin (informal, chiefly U.S.), rug rat (slang), littlie (Austral. informal), ankle-biter (Austral. slang) She was less anxious about her offspring than she had been.
child parent, predecessor, ancestor, forerunner, forebear, forefather, progenitor, begetter, procreator
child parent, predecessor, ancestor, forerunner, forebear, forefather, progenitor, begetter, procreator
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offspring
noun1. A group consisting of those descended directly from the same parents or ancestors:
2. One descended directly from the same parents or ancestors:
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Translations
potomstvo
jälkeläinen
potomakpotomstvo
mladiÄ
offspring
[ˈɒfsprɪŋ] N (pl inv) → descendencia f, prole fto die without offspring → morir sin dejar descendencia
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offspring
n
pl (form, hum, of people) → Nachwuchs m (hum), → Nachkommen pl; (of animals) → Junge pl; how are your offspring? (hum) → wie gehts dem Nachwuchs? (hum)
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offspring
[ˈɒfˌsprɪŋ] n (pl inv, of person) → rampollo; (with pl sense) → prole f; (of animal) → piccolo/a; (with pl sense) → piccoli/eCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
offspring
n. descendencia, sucesión, hijos.
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