| adopt |
to become by law a parent of (a child who is not one's own offspring), or to accept responsibility for an animal as a pet. [1/3 definitions] |
| bastardy |
the state or condition of being an illegitimate offspring. [2 definitions] |
| bear1 |
to bring offspring or fruit into being. [1/9 definitions] |
| bearing |
the process or result of producing offspring, as when a tree bears fruit. [1/5 definitions] |
| beefalo |
the hybrid offspring of beef cattle and the American buffalo. |
| beget |
to generate (offspring); cause to begin life, esp. to father. [1/2 definitions] |
| breed |
to give birth to or produce offspring. [1/4 definitions] |
| breeding |
the act or process of producing offspring. [1/2 definitions] |
| byname |
a surname or descriptive phrase following a name that identifies an individual but is not handed down to offspring. [1/2 definitions] |
| chromosome |
a part found in the cells of all plants and animals. Chromosomes contain genes which pass on physical characteristics from parent to offspring. |
| cross |
a combination of two things resulting in a product or offspring having characteristics of both; hybrid. [1/16 definitions] |
| cub |
the young offspring of some carnivorous mammals, such as the bear, lion, and wolf. |
| daughter |
a person's female offspring, either natural or adopted. [2 definitions] |
| demigod |
a mythological being who is part divine and part human, such as the offspring of a god and a human. [1/3 definitions] |
| descendant |
one regarded as the biological offspring of a given ancestor or ancestors. [1/3 definitions] |
| DNA |
a substance found in cells that contains information about the characteristics of a living thing. DNA plays a part in the passing on of characteristics from parent to offspring. "DNA" is an abbreviation of "deoxyribonucleic acid." |
| engender |
to produce (offspring). [1/2 definitions] |
| eugenic |
causing the production, over generations, of improved offspring. [1/2 definitions] |
| fecund |
capable of producing abundant fruit or offspring; fruitful; fertile. [1/2 definitions] |
| female |
belonging to the sex that produces and nurtures offspring. [1/4 definitions] |
| fertile |
producing or able to produce young, seeds, fruit, eggs, or other offspring. [1/3 definitions] |