❗ A problem 📢 To give out 📰 A publication 📦 Giving out 🎶 To come out 👶 Children

issue

13 7.9

Children or grandchildren of a person

noun
/ˈɪʃu/

Formal

: descendiente

And all the children of the union, should it be blessed with issue, were equally Proudfoot.

Examples

Sit down I will start the issue of inheritance of Rose Scott, recently deceased.

Hurry Sundown (1967)
I thought there'd be a legal issue, but actually I'm capable of appointing my successor.

Iron Man 2 (2010)
You know, the "experienced" part is what I have to take issue with.

Daddy Day Care (2003)
Shall Banquo's issue ever reign in this kingdom?

Macbeth (1971)
The young in the nest issue a shrill, high-pitched cry for food.

Academic text (2009)
She is very proud of her children's accomplishments; they are her only issue.
The family gathered to celebrate the milestones of their issue during the reunion.
Many generations of his issue have lived in this town for over a century.

Synonyms

descendant

vsissue

145 3.4

A person, animal, or plant that comes from an ancestor

is limited to a person's direct blood line rather than distant kin

offspring

vsissue

107 3.0

A person's children or the young of animals and plants

focuses on direct human line rather than young animals or plants

progeny

vsissue

20 7.3

Children or other family members who come from a person

is a common neutral label for close blood relations

descendent

vsissue

1 4.6

A person who comes from a particular ancestor

is the preferred standard spelling for the same family word

progeniture

vsissue

Archaic

9.9

Children and later family members of a person or animal

is narrower and often means immediate family only

fruit of the loins

vsissue

Literature

8.9

The children and grandchildren of a person

is the plain literal expression for those family members

Idioms

to issue a ukase

Formal

9.9

To give a strict official order that people must follow

Compounds

major issue

51 3.2

An important problem that needs a solution

social issue

51 3.4

A problem that affects many people in a society

serious issue

41 3.0

A problem that needs careful attention and action

hot-button issue

14 4.7

An issue that makes people feel very strongly and leads to angry debate

bond issue

Specialized

10 5.4

A sale of loans by a company or government to many investors

contentious issue

10 5.1

A topic that causes strong disagreement between people

latest issue

10 2.1

The most recent copy of a magazine or newspaper

side issue

5 4.1

A less important topic that distracts from the main subject

pocketbook issue

Literature

4 4.8

An issue that affects people's money or jobs

military issue

3 3.4

Standard supplies given to soldiers

government issue

3 3.5

Supplies like uniforms or food given by the government to soldiers

bread-and-butter issue

Informal

1 2.8

An issue that affects people's money or daily living costs

hot issue

Jargon

1 6.1

A new share many people want that sells for more than its initial price

plumbing issue

1 2.9

A problem with the pipes that carry water in a building

growing issue

1 3.8

A problem that becomes more serious or affects more people over time

rights issue

Specialized

1 6.3

An offer of extra shares to existing shareholders at a lower price

server issue

Specialized

1 3.6

A problem that makes a computer that runs websites and apps stop working

bladder issue

1 3.9

A problem with the bladder that causes pain or makes you need to pee often

complex legal issue

1 8.3

A problem about law that is difficult to solve because it has many different parts

gut issue

Informal

1 4.4

A health problem in the stomach or intestines that causes pain

paramount issue

1 5.2

A very important problem that must be solved first

stock issue

Specialized

1 6.8

A set of company shares offered for sale to the public

knotty issue

6.8

A difficult problem that is hard to solve

gut issue

Informal

7.7

A topic that makes people feel strong emotions

non-issue

5.0

Something that is no longer important or worth talking about

skin-deep issue

6.4

A problem that looks small but does not fix the real cause

Surface Forms

issue singular

issues plural

Etymology

Issue meaning a person's children comes from the old root exire 'to go out', imagining children as those who 'come from' a family line.