offspring
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3.0
- noun
- /ˈɔfˌsprɪŋ/
:
descendiente
- They found that all of their offspring were born with decreased lung function.
- mother and offspring
- female offspring
- male offspring
They found that all of their offspring were born with decreased lung function.
- They found that all of their offspring were born with decreased lung function.
- Also means that he might lose his temper at you or your offspring and cause horrible damage.
- And the other is invest in offspring and contribute to protecting them and raising them.
- And failure means not only does he die, all his offspring dies.
Examples
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Because you want your offspring to have those traits.
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The three-year old plants were the offspring from the first plants we started.
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That is her offspring, that is her life force.
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The fact that humans are giving birth to offspring that need more care.
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I would enjoy meeting the parents of such brave offspring if they will not run away.
Fiction book (1994) -
And you are competing for resources with her offspring.
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A female chooses her strongest mate so that her offspring have a greater chance at survival.
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Women who smoke during pregnancy are more likely to have offspring who become adolescent smokers.
Academic text (2012) -
Moreover, by restricting food, they remove their offspring's ability to control their eating.
Academic text (2012) -
The mother frog apparently produced extra eggs, so her offspring would have plenty to eat!
Synonyms
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1.0
A young person who is not yet an adult, often a son or daughter
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3.0
A group of baby animals born at the same time
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3.9
A group of young birds or animals cared for by a parent
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7.3
Children or other family members who come from a person
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7.9
Children or grandchildren of a person
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1.0
A baby animal or a child
Children and later family members of a person or animal
A young animal recently hatched or born
Antonyms
Compounds
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Morphology
Etymology
Offspring comes from off- ('from') and spring ('to jump' or 'to come out'), so you can imagine a baby that 'springs off' its parent. That's why offspring means a person's children or an animal's young.