offspring — ozdic

Definitions

noun

1

A person's daughter or son; a person's child.

We are the offspring of Italian immigrants.

2

Any of a person's descendants, including of further generations.

3

An animal or plant's progeny or young.

In plants, the ability to recognize self from nonself plays an important role in fertilization, because self-fertilization will result in less diverse offspring than fertilization with pollen from another individual.

4

Anything produced; the result of an entity's efforts.

Artists often treasure their works as their immortal offspring.

5

A process launched by another process.

Collocations

4

ADJ.

diverse, hybrid, immortal, many, own, prosperous

VERB + OFFSPRING

become, bomb, books, eats, instruct, producing

OFFSPRING + NOUN

bactrian, brains, century, fertilization, immigrants, italian, nuclear, one's

PREP.

down, in, in, on, than, with

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — any immature animal

young

noun — something that comes into existence as a result

materialization
materialisation

noun — the immediate descendants of a person

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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01

We are the offspring of Italian immigrants.

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02

In plants, the ability to recognize self from nonself plays an important role in fertilization, because self-fertilization will result in less diverse offspring than fertilization with pollen from ano

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03

Artists often treasure their works as their immortal offspring.

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04

What will become of our offspring if a nuclear war breaks out?

Tatoeba · #30912

05

These legends should be handed down to our offspring.

Tatoeba · #55125

06

The atomic bomb is the offspring of 20th century physics.

Tatoeba · #239463

Usage Notes

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