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Fertility is measured by offspring, not by honours.
Alexander Grothendieck

Meaning of "offspring" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OFFSPRING

offspring  [ˈɒfˌsprɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OFFSPRING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Offspring is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES OFFSPRING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

offspring

Offspring

In biology, offspring is the product of reproduction of a new organism produced by one or more parents. Collective offspring may be known as a brood or progeny in a more general way. This can refer to a set of simultaneous offspring, such as the chicks hatched from one clutch of eggs, or to all the offspring, as with the honeybee. Human offspring are referred to as children; male children are sons and female children are daughters. See kinship and descent. Offspring can occur after mating or after artificial insemination. The offspring of an individual contains many parts and properties that are very precise and accurate in what they consist of, and thus what they define for. As the offspring of a new species, also known as a child or f1 generation, consist of genes of the father and the mother, which is also known as the parent generation. Each of these offspring contains numerous genes which have coding for specific tasks and properties. Males and females both contribute equally to the genotypes of their offspring, in which gametes fuse and form.

Definition of offspring in the English dictionary

The definition of offspring in the dictionary is the immediate descendant or descendants of a person, animal, etc; progeny. Other definition of offspring is a product, outcome, or result.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OFFSPRING


bedspring
ˈbedsprɪŋ
dayspring
ˈdeɪˌsprɪŋ
hairspring
ˈhɛəˌsprɪŋ
handspring
ˈhændˌsprɪŋ
headspring
ˈhɛdˌsprɪŋ
Houghton-le-Spring
ˈhaʊtənləˈsprɪŋ
mainspring
ˈmeɪnˌsprɪŋ
outspring
ˌaʊtˈsprɪŋ
respring
ˌriːˈsprɪŋ
spring
sprɪŋ
upspring
ʌpˈsprɪŋ
watchspring
ˈwɒtʃˌsprɪŋ
wellspring
ˈwɛlˌsprɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OFFSPRING

offput
offsaddle
offscourings
offscum
offset
offset blanket
offset lithography
offset paper
offset press
offset printing
offset sheet
offsetable
offshoot
offshore
offshoring
offside
offsider
offstage
offtake
offtrack

WORDS THAT END LIKE OFFSPRING

air spring
Arab Spring
box spring
catering
coil spring
considering
during
engineering
equinoctial spring
hiring
hot spring
leaf spring
manufacturing
mineral spring
monitoring
Pierian Spring
sulfur spring
sulphur spring
thermal spring
valve spring

Synonyms and antonyms of offspring in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «OFFSPRING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «offspring» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of offspring
babe · baby · bairn · brat · brood · child · children · chit · descendant · family · fry · heir · infant · issue · kid · lineage · littlie · munchkin · nipper · posterity · progeny · rug rat · scion · seed · spawn · sprog · stock · successor · tacker · toddler · tot · wean · young · youngster

Translation of «offspring» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OFFSPRING

Find out the translation of offspring to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of offspring from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «offspring» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

子女
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

descendencia
570 millions of speakers

English

offspring
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

संतानों
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ذرية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

потомство
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

prole
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সন্তান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

progéniture
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Keturunan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Nachwuchs
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

자식
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Turunan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

con
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பிள்ளைகள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

संतती
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yavrular
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

prole
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

potomstwo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

потомство
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

puii
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

απογόνους
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

nageslag
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

avkommor
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

avkom
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of offspring

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OFFSPRING»

The term «offspring» is very widely used and occupies the 19.618 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OFFSPRING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «offspring» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «offspring» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about offspring

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10 QUOTES WITH «OFFSPRING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word offspring.
1
Kage Baker
Back when the concept of organ transplants qualified as science fiction, novelist Maurice Renard wrote a thriller called 'Les Mains d'Orlac.' Call it a bastard offspring of 'Frankenstein;' its plot revolved around the old theme of Science Giving Us Stuff We Shouldn't Have - in this particular case, restoring severed body parts.
2
Bob Barr
For decades, parents were told by so-called parenting 'experts' that offspring would be best raised on the belief each is special and entitled to all life has to offer.
3
Saint Basil
Among irrational animals the love of the offspring and of the parents for each other is extraordinary because God, who created them, compensated for the deficiency of reason by the superiority of their senses.
4
Janine Benyus
We're basically this very young species, only 200,000 years old. We're one of the newcomers, and we're going through the same process that other species go through, which is, how do I keep myself alive while taking care of the place that's going to keep my offspring alive?
5
Nick Bostrom
Traits acquired during one's lifetime - muscles built up in the gym, for example - cannot be passed on to the next generation. Now with technology, as it happens, we might indeed be able to transfer some of our acquired traits on to our selected offspring by genetic engineering.
6
Robert Casey
The advocates of abortion on demand falsely assume two things: that women must suffer if the lives of unborn children are legally protected; and that women can only attain equality by having the legal option of destroying their innocent offspring in the womb.
7
Jean Henri Fabre
Let us turn elsewhere, to the wasps and bees, who unquestionably come first in the laying up of a heritage for their offspring.
8
Alexander Grothendieck
Fertility is measured by offspring, not by honours.
9
Maxine Hong Kingston
I'm so proud that my offspring became a musician. I'm full of awe that we are able to have a whole family live the life of artists.
10
Emir Kusturica
I've reached the 50th year of my life, and now every question related with life also includes thinking about death. When I leave, I want to leave to my offspring a clear idea about identity.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OFFSPRING»

Discover the use of offspring in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to offspring and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Offspring
The local sheriff of Dead River, Maine, thought he had killed them off ten years ago--a primitive, cave-dwelling tribe of cannibalistic savages.
Jack Ketchum, 2013
2
Offspring:: Human Fertility Behavior in Biodemographic ...
Despite recent advances in our understanding of the genetic basis of human behavior, little of this work has penetrated into formal demography.
Rodolfo A. Bulatao, Kenneth W. Wachter, Panel for the Workshop on the Biodemography of Fertility and Family Behavior, 2003
3
Offspring
Greetings reader: Your writer has traversed through life, as you, having good and bad occurrences.
Robert B. Goeringer, 2012
4
Offspring
As Lucifer plots to destroy all creation, only the Offspring, the descendants of ancient unions between humans and angels, have the power to save humankind from the evil that threatens them, but first they must escape powerful ancient ...
Liam Jackson, 2006
5
Experiences of Donor Conception: Parents, Offspring, and ...
Tackling difficult subjects such as disclosure and offspring's access to information about the donor, this important book is a much-needed resource for health, counseling and social work professionals as well as for the couples and families ...
Caroline Lorbach, 2003
6
The Keys of Solomon: Book 2 in the Offspring Series
Longing to lead a normal life, Sam Connor, tired of using his special gifts to defend the universe with his fellow Offspring, finds his conscience getting the better of him when a book containing a series of disastrous eternal secrets ...
Liam Jackson, 2009
7
Offspring of Empire: The Koch'ang Kims and the Colonial ...
Eckert (Korean history, Harvard U.) challenges the standard view and argues that Japanese imperialism, while politically oppressive, was also the catalyst and cradle of modern Korean industrial development.
Carter J. Eckert, 1996
8
Baby Animals 1, 2, 3: A Counting Book of Animal Offspring
Illustrations and simple text describe the activities of baby animals, from one puppy to ten kittens.
Barbara Knox, 2003
9
Off Season
Restoring the cuts made by the publisher in the original 1980 horror novel, presents the story of group of tourists in Maine who are attacked by cannibals.
Jack Ketchum, 2011
10
Obesity Before Birth: Maternal and prenatal influences on ...
Offering guidance to practitioners involved in both pre- and post-natal care, this volume explores the epidemiology and mechanisms of the relevant prenatal phenomena and investigates the role of the prenatal environment in promoting ...
Robert H Lustig, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OFFSPRING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term offspring is used in the context of the following news items.
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Wienermobile's Pint-Size Offspring, the Wiener Rover, Is a Cute …
The Wienermobile is one of the world's most revered vehicles, seemingly capable of anything, except for one pretty major flaw: It doesn't ... «Adweek, Jul 15»
2
Photos: The history of Orange County punk band the Offspring
The Offspring (vocalist Dexter Holland pictured) released its third and biggest selling record, “Smash,” on April 8, 1994. It was a big year for ... «OCRegister, Jul 15»
3
Get a sneak peek of 'Descendants' and meet the offspring of your …
Premiering July 31, "Descendants" tells the story of the offspring of some Disney's most nefarious villains in a new magically entertaining ... «KABC-TV, Jul 15»
4
Rachel Alexandra's offspring stabled at Saratoga
That's the headline of today's story about Jess's Dream and Rachel's Valentina, both out of 2009 Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra, who are ... «Albany Times Union, Jul 15»
5
Roots and Wings for Donor Offspring
This Hodding Carter quote has been the tagline on my Donor Sibling Registry e-mails for many years now. This week I spoke with an egg ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
6
How you weigh during first pregnancy can affect your second offspring
A new research has found that how a woman weighs while expecting her first child may impact her second baby. Saint Louis University ... «Business Standard, Jul 15»
7
Photos: The Offspring takes over Brooklyn Bowl in the Linq …
Frontman Dexter Holland and his punk rock band The Offspring headlined Friday night at Brooklyn Bowl in the Linq Promenade. The band ... «Las Vegas Sun, Jul 15»
8
Why offspring cope better with climate change -- it's all in the genes!
In a world first study, researchers at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies (Coral CoE) at James Cook University have unlocked ... «ScienceBlog.com, Jul 15»
9
The Offspring Eyeing 2016 Album Release
The Offspring may have had some chart success with “Coming for You” after its release in January, but as was hinted at the time, the track was ... «Loudwire, Jul 15»
10
A Q&A with Noodles from Offspring ahead of Vegas show
For more than two decades, Kevin "Noodles" Wasserman, far right, has been playing guitar in the pop punk outfit the Offspring. (courtesy photo). «Las Vegas Review-Journal, Jul 15»

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