English noun: offspring | |||
1. | offspring (person) the immediate descendants of a person | ||
Samples | She was the mother of many offspring. He died without issue. | ||
Synonyms | issue, progeny | ||
Broader (hypernym) | relation, relative | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | baby, bastard, by-blow, child, eldest, firstborn, grandchild, heir, illegitimate, illegitimate child, kid, love child, successor, whoreson | ||
2. | offspring (event) something that comes into existence as a result | ||
Samples | Industrialism prepared the way for acceptance of the French Revolution's various socialistic offspring. This skyscraper is the solid materialization of his efforts. | ||
Synonyms | materialisation, materialization | ||
Broader (hypernym) | consequence, effect, event, issue, outcome, result, upshot | ||
3. | offspring (animal) any immature animal | ||
Synonyms | young | ||
Broader (hypernym) | animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | hatchling, orphan, spat, young bird, young fish, young mammal | ||