offspring - LDOCE - Longman Dictionary

offspring ; offspringoff‧spring /ˈɒfˌsprɪŋ $ ˈɒːf-/ ○○○ noun (plural offspring) [countable] ; 1 CHILDsomeone's child or children – often used humorously a ... offspringFromLongmanDictionaryofContemporaryEnglishRelatedtopics:Animalsoffspringoff‧spring/ˈɒfˌsprɪŋ$ˈɒːf-/●○○noun(pluraloffspring)[countable]    1CHILDsomeone’schildorchildren–oftenusedhumorously  ayoungmothertryingtocontrolheroffspring2HBAananimal’sbabyorbabiesSYNyoung  alionanditsoffspringExamplesfromtheCorpusoffspring•Withamixtureofthreatsandpromises,Halvorsenmanagedtoevicthisdeterminedoffspring,andledFloydintotheoffice.•HardlyadaygoesbywithoutMrsMoltoroneofheroffspringcallingaroundtoborrowsomething.•Fearsthatradiotherapywouldcausegeneticmutationsleadingtohandicapsinoffspringappeartobegroundless,accordingtostudiesamong3,000survivors.•Butthisdoesputanexceedinglyonerousburdenonwomenwhoarerequiredtobear,rearandlookaftertheoffspring.•Whentheyseemedtoresembleeachotherrathertooclosely,heintroducedrandommutationsintheoffspring.•Theyseethatashavingsurvivalvaluefortheiroffspring.•Acombinationoflaxdisciplineandhostileattitudesonthepartofbothparentsencouragesveryaggressiveandpoorlycontrolledbehaviourintheiroffspring.•Parentswiththediseasearelikelytopassitontotheiroffspring.•Onlyinmid-tolatesummerdotheyappearatthetunnelwiththeiroffspring.OriginoffspringOldEnglishofspring,fromof“off”+springan“tomovesuddenly” Quizzes Quizzes Takeourquickquizzestopractiseyourvocabulary. Wehavethousandsofsix-questionquizzestotry. Choosefromcollocations,synonyms,phrasalverbsandmore. Picturesoftheday Whatarethese? Clickonthepicturestocheck. Exploretopics Animals Trains&railways Toys Media Seealltopics Wordoftheday rot todecaybyagradualnaturalprocess,ortomakesomethingdothis