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off·spring
 offspring
- pronunciation:
- awf
sprIng
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
offspring |
| definition 1: |
the child, young, or descendant of a particular parent or ancestor.
As his aunts and uncles had no offspring, he had no cousins.The offspring of the famous racehorse also became champions.
- synonyms:
- brood, child, descendant, issue, progeny, scion, young
- similar words:
- daughter, family, heir, posterity, son, spawn
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| definition 2: |
the product or result of something.
- synonyms:
- child, fruit, issue, product, progeny
- similar words:
- descendant, heir, offshoot, outcome, result, spawn
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| related words: |
brood, family, limb, litter, young |
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