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Offspring

Offspring Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Offspring? [n] any immature animal [n] 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" [n] the immediate descendants of a person; "she was the mother of many offspring"; "he died without issue" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Offspring: issue \| materialisation \| materialization \| progeny \| young Related Terms \| Find terms related to Offspring: aftermath \| artifact \| bairn \| brainchild \| breed \| brood \| by-product \| cherub \| child \| children \| chit \| coinage \| composition \| conclusion \| concoction \| consequence \| consequent \| corollary \| creation \| creature \| crowning achievement \| darling \| daughter \| derivation \| derivative \| descendant \| descendants \| descent \| development \| distillate \| distillation \| dynasty \| effect \| end product \| essence \| event \| eventuality \| eventuation \| extract \| family \| folks \| foster child \| fruit \| get \| grandchild \| grandchildren \| granddaughter \| grandson \| great-grandchildren \| handiwork \| harvest \| hatch \| hearth \| heir \| heiress \| heirs \| homefolks \| hostages to fortune \| house \| household \| inheritors \| innocent \| invention \| issue \| kid \| kids \| kitten \| lamb \| lambkin \| legacy \| line \| lineage \| little bugger \| little fellow \| little guy \| little innocent \| little one \| little ones \| little tad \| little tot \| logical outcome \| manufacture \| masterpiece \| masterwork \| menage \| mintage \| mite \| new generation \| new mintage \| nipper \| offshoot \| opera \| opus \| opuscule \| origination \| outcome \| outgrowth \| peewee \| people \| posterity \| precipitate \| produce \| product \| production \| progeniture \| progeny \| result \| resultant \| rising generation \| scion \| seed \| sequel \| sequela \| sequence \| sequent \| shaver \| son \| son and heir \| sonny \| sons \| spawn \| stepchild \| stepdaughter \| stepson \| succession \| successor \| swarm \| tad \| tot \| treasures \| upshot \| wee tot \| work \| young \| younglings \| youngster \| youngsters See Also \| animal \| animate being \| baby \| bastard \| beast \| brute \| by-blow \| child \| consequence \| creature \| effect \| eldest \| event \| fauna \| firstborn \| grandchild \| hatchling \| heir \| illegitimate \| illegitimate child \| issue \| kid \| love child \| outcome \| relation \| relative \| result \| spat \| successor \| upshot \| whoreson \| young bird \| young fish \| young mammal Offspring In Webster's Dictionary \Off"spring`\, n.sing. & pl. [Off + spring.] 1. The act of production; generation. [Obs.] 2. That which is produced; a child or children; a descendant or descendants, however remote from the stock. To the gods alone Our future offspring and our wives are known. --Dryden. 3. Origin; lineage; family. [Obs.] --Fairfax.

Offspring Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Offspring?

[n] any immature animal
[n] 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"
[n] the immediate descendants of a person; "she was the mother of many offspring"; "he died without issue"

Offspring In Webster's Dictionary

\Off"spring`\, n.sing. & pl. [Off + spring.]
1. The act of production; generation. [Obs.]

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

         To the gods alone Our future offspring and our wives
         are known.                            --Dryden.

3. Origin; lineage; family. [Obs.] --Fairfax.

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