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What is another word for Offspring? – 157 Offspring Synonyms

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    Synonyms & Similar Words

    progeny children kids youngsters descendants heirs successors issue scions spawn brood flock litter offspring posterity lineage family seed progeniture breed stock pedigree lineage heredity inheritance begetting sowing generation progenitor descendant heir successor child kid juvenile minor youngster youth adolescent teen toddler infant

    Meaning of Offspring

    The primary meaning of the word "offspring" refers to the children or descendants of a person, animal, or plant.

    Definitions

    • The children or descendants of a person, animal, or plant
    • A person's children or young, especially when considered as a group
    • The product or result of a particular process, activity, or situation

    Etymology of Offspring

    The word "offspring" has its roots in Old English, derived from "of" (from or belonging to) and "springan" (to spring or originate), with the combined meaning of "that which is sprung or originated from"
    Historically, the term has been used to describe the children or descendants of a person, animal, or plant, and has also been used figuratively to describe the product or result of a particular process or situation

    Example Uses

    • The couple's offspring are all grown up and have moved out of the house
    • The new policy is an offspring of the company's efforts to reduce costs and increase efficiency
    • The artist's latest sculpture is the offspring of her experimentation with new materials and techniques

    Antonyms & Near Antonyms

    ancestors predecessors forebears parents guardians caretakers protectors defenders seniors elders predecessors antecedents precursors forerunners pioneers initiators founders establishers creators inventors originators ancestors progenitors forefathers primogenitors

    Related Nouns

    family children kids descendants heirs successors issue scions spawn brood flock litter posterity lineage heredity inheritance begetting sowing generation progenitor descendant heir successor child kid juvenile minor youngster youth adolescent teen toddler infant

    Related Verbs

    beget sire spawn breed produce generate create originate found establish invent initiate pioneer precede antecede forerun found establish sire beget procreate reproduce multiply increase expand grow develop flourish thrive

    Related Adjectives

    filial parental ancestral hereditary inherited descended derivative resultant consequential youthful juvenile minor adolescent teenage infantile childish kiddish progenitorial generative creative original initiatory pioneering foundational establishing creative inventive originative