offspring

off-spring · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A person's child or children; the young of an animal.

  2. 2.

    (figurative) The product or result of something.

Forms

plural: offspring

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    produce offspring — To have children or young

Related words

Antonyms: ancestor, parent
See also: child, descendant, parent, progeny
Synonyms: child, children, descendant, progeny, young

Etymology

From Old English ofspring, from of ("off, away") + springan ("to spring, arise"). The word literally means "that which springs off" from parents.