Complete Definition of "offspring"

English
Pronunciation
italbrac|UK: IPA|/��fsprɪ�/, SAMPA|/"QfsprIN?/
italbrac|US: enPR|äfʹsprĭng, IPA|/��fsprɪ�/, SAMPA|/"AfsprIN?/

Noun
en-noun|offspring

  1. a person's son(s) or daughter(s)
  2. a person's descendants

Synonyms
italbrac|son(s) or daughter(s): baby/babies, child/children, issue italbrac|plural only
italbrac|descendants: descendants, progeny

Antonyms
italbrac|son(s) or daughter(s): genitor italbrac|rare, parent, progenitor, father italbrac|male, mother italbrac|female
italbrac|descendants: ancestors, forbears/forebears, forefathers

Derived terms
donor offspring
parent-offspring conflict

Translations

trans-top|son or daughter
Czech: potomstvo n
Finnish: jälkeläinen, jälkikasvu (collective noun)
Italian: figlio m
trans-mid
Polish: potomek m, potomstwo n
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trans-top|descendants
Czech: potomstvo n
Finnish: jälkeläinen
Italian: discendente m
trans-mid
Polish: potomstwo n
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ttbc|Bulgarian: поколение,по�ом��во n
ttbc|Dutch: nakomeling m, nakomelinge f
ttbc|French: progéniture m:
ttbc|German: Nachwuchs m (1)
ttbc|Irish: clann f
ttbc|Old English: team#Old English|t�am
ttbc|Portuguese: descendente
ttbc|Scottish Gaelic: àl m, clann#Scottish Gaelic|clann m, sìolach m, sìoladh m, sìolradh m, sliochd m
ttbc|Telugu: స�తాన� (saMtaanaM)
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Category:Family
Category:English nouns with irregular plurals
Category:English invariant nouns

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