offspring

noun
äfʹsprĭng

A person's daughter or son; a person's child.

Example

“We are the offspring of Italian immigrants.”

Other meanings

Any of a person's descendants, including of further generations.
An animal or plant's progeny or young.

Synonyms

issue

Related words

offspringless
large offspring syndrome
donor offspring
grandoffspring
parent-offspring conflict

Example sentences

“If he were still of this world, his offspring would be prosperous.”
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Word history

From Old English "ofspring" (offspring, descendants, posterity).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “offspring” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.