Offspring definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

Definition of 'offspring' ; the immediate descendant or descendants of a person, animal, etc; progeny ; Word forms: plural ˈoffˌspring or ˈoffˌsprings · a child or ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Japanese Definitionof 'offspring'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× offspring (ɒfsprɪŋ ,USɔːf- ) Wordforms:pluraloffspring countablenoun[oftwithposs] Youcanrefertoaperson'schildrenortoananimal'syoungastheiroffspring. [formal]Eleanorwasnowlessanxiousaboutheroffspringthanshehadoncebeen. Synonyms:child,baby,kid[informal],youngster MoreSynonymsofoffspring MoreSynonymsofoffspring COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof offspring Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'offspring' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'offspring' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'ekistics' HindiTranslationof'offspring' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency offspringinBritishEnglish (ˈɒfˌsprɪŋ ) noun1. theimmediatedescendantordescendantsofaperson,animal,etc;progeny 2. aproduct,outcome,orresult CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers WordFrequency offspringinAmericanEnglish (ˈɔfˌsprɪŋ ) nounWordforms:pluralˈoffˌspringorˈoffˌsprings1.  achildoranimalasrelatedtoitsparent 2.  adescendantordescendantscollectively;progeny 3.  aproduct,outcome,orresult Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. WordoriginMEofspring