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- pronunciation:
- awf
sprIng
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer
part of speech: |
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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.The bird returned to the nest to feed its offspring, four chicks in all.
- 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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