offspring

Noun

Meaning

The act of production; generation.

That which is produced; a child or children; a descendant or descendants, however remote from the stock.

Origin; lineage; family.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

issue progeny young child seed kid baby lineage descendant materialization posterity materialisation children descendants successors
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Antonyms

father mother parent ancestor progenitor forebears
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Hypernyms

result effect event issue animal beast

Hyponyms

child kid baby heir eldest illegitimate

Phrases with the word

illegitimate offspring produce offspring father offspring grizzly offspring generate offspring spawn offspring

Examples

The offspring of virtue is perseverance. The fruit and offspring of perseverance is habit and child of habit is character. John Climacus

It is wrong to think that love comes from long companionship and persevering courtship. Love is the offspring of spiritual affinity and unless that affinity is created in a moment, it will not be created for years or even generations. Kahlil Gibran

And as a bird each fond endearment tries To tempt its new-fledg'd offspring to the skies, He tried each art, reprov'd each dull delay, Allur'd to brighter worlds, and led the way. Oliver Goldsmith

Crabs teach their offspring to walk straight. Malawi Proverb

A rat with many offspring always sleeps with his door open. African Proverb

The eggshell cannot be a mother of its resultant offspring. African Proverb

Close letter words and terms

offspin offspinner offsplit offspringing offspringless offstage