offspring
pronunciation
How to pronounce offspring in British English:
UK [ˈɒfsprɪŋ]
How to pronounce offspring in American English:
US [ˈɔːfsprɪŋ]
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- Noun:
- the immediate descendants of a person
- something that comes into existence as a result
- any immature animal
Word Origin
- offspring (n.)
- Old English ofspring "children or young collectively, descendants," literally "those who spring off (someone,)" from off + springan "to spring" (see spring (v.)). The figurative sense is first recorded c. 1600.
Synonym
Example
- 1. They could be collecting healthy genes for their offspring .
- 2. And drinking and smoking can have epigenetic effects in offspring .
- 3. Abandonment rage also motivates people to fright for the welfare or their offspring .
- 4. Few decisions are more personal than the naming of offspring .
- 5. And asian women who give up work to look after children find it hard to return when the offspring are grown .