offspring

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Etymology

From Middle English ofspring, from Old English ofspring, equivalent to .

Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈɒfspɹɪŋ/
• (America) IPA: /ˈɔfspɹɪŋ/, /ˈɑfspɹɪŋ/, enPR: äfʹsprĭng

Noun

offspring (plural offsprings or offspring)

1. A person's daughter or son; a person's child.
2. Any of a person's descendants, including of further generations.
3. An animal or plant's progeny or young.
4. (figuratively) Anything produced; the result of an entity's efforts.

   Artists often treasure their works as their immortal offspring.

5. (computing) A process launched by another process.

Synonyms

• (daughter(s) and/or son(s)) baby/babies, child/children, fruit of one's loins, issue (plural only), get, kid/kids
• (all descendants) binary clone, descendants, fruit of one's loins, get, lineage, progeny, seed

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “daughter(s) and/or son(s)”): genitor (rare), parent, progenitor, father (male), mother (female)
• (antonym(s) of “descendants”): ancestors, forbears/forebears, forefathers

Translations

• French: enfant
• German: Nachkomme, Nachkommin, Kind, Sohn, Tochter, Sprössling
• Italian: discendente, figlio, figlia
• Portuguese: filho, filha, rebento, vergôntea
• Russian: пото́мок
• Spanish: vástago, descendiente, sucesor, sucesor, sucesora

Translations

• French: enfance (collective), (♂♀ or only ♂) enfants, descendance, progéniture (humorous)
• German: Abkömmlinge, Nachfahren, Nachfahrinnen, Nachwuchs (uncountable, no pl), Sprösslinge, Nachkommen, Nachkomminnen, Nachkommenschaft (collective sg), Kinder
• Italian: discendenti, prole
• Portuguese: descendência
• Russian: пото́мство
• Spanish: descendencia, linaje, prole, progenie, progenitura

Translations

• French: progéniture
• German: Nachwuchs (uncountable, no pl)
• Portuguese: descendente
• Spanish: progenie

Translations

• German: Hinterlassenschaft

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