Offspring — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the immediate descendants of a person

something that comes into existence as a result

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɔfspɹɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɒfspɹɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɒfspɹɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /ˈɔfspɹɪŋ/.

Examples

she was the mother of many offspring
he died without issue
industrialism prepared the way for acceptance of the French Revolution's various socialistic offspring

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

issue young progeny materialisation materialization

Parts of Speech

noun	the immediate descendants of a person “she was the mother of many offspring”
noun	something that comes into existence as a result “industrialism prepared the way for acceptance of the French Revolution's various socialistic offspring”
noun	any immature animal

Word Forms

materialize	verb	come into being; become reality
materialise	verb	come into being; become reality

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Nachwuchs

die unmittelbaren Nachkommen einer Person

🇫🇷French

progéniture

les descendants immédiats d'une personne

🇪🇸Spanish

descendiente

los descendientes inmediatos de una persona

🇮🇹Italian

prole

i discendenti immediati di una persona

🇳🇱Dutch

nakomelingen

de directe nakomelingen van een persoon

🇵🇹Portuguese

filhos

os descendentes imediatos de uma pessoa

🇷🇺Russian

потомство

ближайшие потомки человека

India

🇮🇳Hindi

वंश

किसी व्यक्ति के निकटतम वंशज

🇧🇩Bengali

সন্তানসন্ততি

একজন ব্যক্তির অবিলম্বে বংশধর

🇮🇳Tamil

சந்ததி

ஒரு நபரின் உடனடி சந்ததியினர்

🇮🇳Telugu

సంతానం

ఒక వ్యక్తి యొక్క తక్షణ వారసులు

🇮🇳Marathi

संतती

एखाद्या व्यक्तीचे तात्काळ वंशज

🇮🇳Gujarati

સંતાન

વ્યક્તિના તાત્કાલિક વંશજો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಂತತಿ

ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಯ ತಕ್ಷಣದ ವಂಶಸ್ಥರು

🇮🇳Malayalam

സന്തതി

ഒരു വ്യക്തിയുടെ അടുത്ത പിൻഗാമികൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਔਲਾਦ

ਇੱਕ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਦੇ ਤੁਰੰਤ ਵੰਸ਼ਜ

🇵🇰Urdu

اولاد

کسی شخص کی فوری اولاد

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

后代

一个人的直系后裔

🇯🇵Japanese

子孫

人の直系の子孫

🇰🇷Korean

자식

사람의 직계 후손

🇻🇳Vietnamese

con cháu

con cháu trực hệ của một người

🇹🇭Thai

ลูกหลาน

ทายาทโดยตรงของบุคคล

🇮🇩Indonesian

keturunan

keturunan langsung seseorang

🇵🇭Filipino

supling

ang mga agarang inapo ng isang tao

🇲🇾Malay

zuriat

keturunan terdekat seseorang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ذرية

أحفاد الشخص المباشرين

🇮🇷Persian

فرزندان

نوادگان مستقیم یک شخص

🇹🇷Turkish

yavru

bir kişinin yakın torunları

🇮🇱Hebrew

צֶאֱצָאִים

צאצאיו המיידיים של אדם

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What is the primary definition of the word 'offspring'?

The primary meaning of 'offspring' is 'the immediate descendants of a person'.

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Using 'offspring' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'offspring' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'offspring' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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