Definition of offspring in English:

offspring

noun ˈɒfsprɪŋ

1A person's child or children.
子女
the offspring of middle-class parents
中产阶级父母的子女。
Example sentencesExamples
- Although it may deeply embarrass their teenage offspring, parents love to record family outings and special occasions for posterity.
- In all cases, the parents revealed their offspring were kicking a ball, handling a racquet or racing about before their fifth birthday.
- Admittedly, for its target audience of parents and accompanying offspring this is a safe bet.
- Many parents also introduce limited alcohol at home when their offspring are young, on the grounds that they must learn how to handle the substance.
- Leaving a small child at day care can be a traumatic experience for both the parents and their offspring.
- Many parents moan about their offspring rising at the crack of dawn.
- Jim warned him prior to introducing him to Hannah that the youngest Dawson offspring is a charmer.
- The best solution on offer rests solely with the parents, as their offspring are a reflection of them.
- A traditional craft, it is passed on from parents to their offspring.
- True, he had expected me - more than any of his other offspring - to become the politician of the family.
- Parents let their offspring roam the streets quite happily, not knowing what they are up to.
- When parents accuse their offspring of treating the place like a hotel they are usually quite accurate.
- They play the offspring of two warring criminal families who join forces to try and bring peace to the neighbourhood.
- When my offspring were tiny, it was the thing that made it so you could tell which of their drawings was of me.
- Many parents have pulled their offspring out of school altogether, worried about the chaos on the streets.
- It could be argued that parents subsidising their offspring's first house purchase is not necessarily a good thing.
- However, to avoid paying strangers to look after their offspring, should parents be forced to ask such a task of their own parents?
- Parents expect too much from their offspring and the children are unable to meet it.
- Grandparents, particularly grandmothers, cared for the offspring of married sons or daughters.
- Parents have a special seating area from where they can keep a close eye on their offspring as the children burn off some excess energy.
Synonyms
children, sons and daughters, progeny, family, youngsters, babies, brood
descendants, heirs, successors, scions
young, litter, fry
Law issue
informal kids, quiverful
derogatory spawn
archaic seed, fruit, fruit of one's loins
child, baby, infant, son, daughter, youngster, little one, tot, tiny tot
descendant, heir, successor
Scottish &amp Northern English bairn, wean
West Indian pickney
informal kid, kiddie, kiddiewink, nipper, brat, lad, shaver, munchkin, tiny, chick
British informal sprog
South African informal outjie, lighty
literary babe
1. 1.1 An animal's young.
  （动物的）幼仔
  Example sentencesExamples
  Even animals chastise their offspring with a little nip of pain to teach them to behave.
  However, the real way to make money in Wildlife Park is to get your animals to mate and then sell the offspring.
  The young bird is the offspring of the well-known pair of black eagles that nests in the Walter Sisulu Botanical Garden.
  When the mouse bred with a normal female, his offspring retained the ability to fight off cancer.
  Researchers not too long ago successfully bred the offspring of two ‘species’ of Galapagos finches.
  In Kekexili, he encountered large groups of female antelopes with their offspring.
  Many species of animals gather in groups to rest or raise their offspring.
  It is the offspring of the onion fly, which sometimes flits about among the young onions at this season.
  Those calves include the offspring of the cow that tested positive for the disease.
  Much of that outlay can be recouped by selling the offspring of the bird to other breeders at, say, £5,000 a bird.
  When fully grown up, the offspring of birds and animals abandon their parents, and carve out a world of their own.
  The first offspring of the animal is passed on to a neighbouring poor family, so that the benefit is multiplied each year.
  Packs are typically composed of an alpha pair and their offspring, including young of previous years.
  The offspring of control animals were kept under the same conditions.
  The ‘isolated’ case of one cow has become the case of the cow and her two offspring.
  Soon a little coop was constructed in the back garden and the duck and her eight offspring were installed in their new home.
  After that, she lived alone in the woods, surrounded by the offspring of her cream-colored cat.
  European boars interbred with the Polynesians' small pigs, and the offspring ran wild.
  Bird watchers will also be able to see the adult male teach his offspring how to snatch fish from the lake over the next few weeks.
  Until the bird learns the tricky task of catching its own fish, the adult birds will continue to deliver food to their offspring.
2. 1.2 The product or result of something.
  〈喻〉产物，结果
  German nationalism was the offspring of military ambition
  德国民族主义是军事野心的产物。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Humourless and heavy-hearted love only produces hate as its offspring.
  Indeed, 100 years of germ theory has spawned impressive germ-fighting offspring.

Origin

Old English ofspring (see off, spring).

Definition of offspring in US English:

offspring

noun

1A person's child or children.
子女
the offspring of middle-class parents
中产阶级父母的子女。
Example sentencesExamples
- Jim warned him prior to introducing him to Hannah that the youngest Dawson offspring is a charmer.
- When parents accuse their offspring of treating the place like a hotel they are usually quite accurate.
- Although it may deeply embarrass their teenage offspring, parents love to record family outings and special occasions for posterity.
- Parents have a special seating area from where they can keep a close eye on their offspring as the children burn off some excess energy.
- True, he had expected me - more than any of his other offspring - to become the politician of the family.
- However, to avoid paying strangers to look after their offspring, should parents be forced to ask such a task of their own parents?
- Admittedly, for its target audience of parents and accompanying offspring this is a safe bet.
- It could be argued that parents subsidising their offspring's first house purchase is not necessarily a good thing.
- They play the offspring of two warring criminal families who join forces to try and bring peace to the neighbourhood.
- In all cases, the parents revealed their offspring were kicking a ball, handling a racquet or racing about before their fifth birthday.
- Parents expect too much from their offspring and the children are unable to meet it.
- Many parents have pulled their offspring out of school altogether, worried about the chaos on the streets.
- The best solution on offer rests solely with the parents, as their offspring are a reflection of them.
- Many parents moan about their offspring rising at the crack of dawn.
- When my offspring were tiny, it was the thing that made it so you could tell which of their drawings was of me.
- Many parents also introduce limited alcohol at home when their offspring are young, on the grounds that they must learn how to handle the substance.
- A traditional craft, it is passed on from parents to their offspring.
- Grandparents, particularly grandmothers, cared for the offspring of married sons or daughters.
- Parents let their offspring roam the streets quite happily, not knowing what they are up to.
- Leaving a small child at day care can be a traumatic experience for both the parents and their offspring.
Synonyms
children, sons and daughters, progeny, family, youngsters, babies, brood
child, baby, infant, son, daughter, youngster, little one, tot, tiny tot
1. 1.1 An animal's young.
  （动物的）幼仔
  Example sentencesExamples
  Much of that outlay can be recouped by selling the offspring of the bird to other breeders at, say, £5,000 a bird.
  The offspring of control animals were kept under the same conditions.
  Until the bird learns the tricky task of catching its own fish, the adult birds will continue to deliver food to their offspring.
  In Kekexili, he encountered large groups of female antelopes with their offspring.
  The first offspring of the animal is passed on to a neighbouring poor family, so that the benefit is multiplied each year.
  After that, she lived alone in the woods, surrounded by the offspring of her cream-colored cat.
  It is the offspring of the onion fly, which sometimes flits about among the young onions at this season.
  Packs are typically composed of an alpha pair and their offspring, including young of previous years.
  Soon a little coop was constructed in the back garden and the duck and her eight offspring were installed in their new home.
  However, the real way to make money in Wildlife Park is to get your animals to mate and then sell the offspring.
  The young bird is the offspring of the well-known pair of black eagles that nests in the Walter Sisulu Botanical Garden.
  When fully grown up, the offspring of birds and animals abandon their parents, and carve out a world of their own.
  Many species of animals gather in groups to rest or raise their offspring.
  Even animals chastise their offspring with a little nip of pain to teach them to behave.
  Bird watchers will also be able to see the adult male teach his offspring how to snatch fish from the lake over the next few weeks.
  European boars interbred with the Polynesians' small pigs, and the offspring ran wild.
  When the mouse bred with a normal female, his offspring retained the ability to fight off cancer.
  The ‘isolated’ case of one cow has become the case of the cow and her two offspring.
  Those calves include the offspring of the cow that tested positive for the disease.
  Researchers not too long ago successfully bred the offspring of two ‘species’ of Galapagos finches.
2. 1.2 The product or result of something.
  〈喻〉产物，结果
  German nationalism was the offspring of military ambition
  德国民族主义是军事野心的产物。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Humourless and heavy-hearted love only produces hate as its offspring.
  Indeed, 100 years of germ theory has spawned impressive germ-fighting offspring.

Origin

Old English ofspring (see off, spring).

单词	offspring
释义	Definition of offspring in English: offspring noun ˈɒfsprɪŋ 1A person's child or children. 子女 the offspring of middle-class parents 中产阶级父母的子女。 Example sentencesExamples Although it may deeply embarrass their teenage offspring, parents love to record family outings and special occasions for posterity. In all cases, the parents revealed their offspring were kicking a ball, handling a racquet or racing about before their fifth birthday. Admittedly, for its target audience of parents and accompanying offspring this is a safe bet. Many parents also introduce limited alcohol at home when their offspring are young, on the grounds that they must learn how to handle the substance. Leaving a small child at day care can be a traumatic experience for both the parents and their offspring. Many parents moan about their offspring rising at the crack of dawn. Jim warned him prior to introducing him to Hannah that the youngest Dawson offspring is a charmer. The best solution on offer rests solely with the parents, as their offspring are a reflection of them. A traditional craft, it is passed on from parents to their offspring. True, he had expected me - more than any of his other offspring - to become the politician of the family. Parents let their offspring roam the streets quite happily, not knowing what they are up to. When parents accuse their offspring of treating the place like a hotel they are usually quite accurate. They play the offspring of two warring criminal families who join forces to try and bring peace to the neighbourhood. When my offspring were tiny, it was the thing that made it so you could tell which of their drawings was of me. Many parents have pulled their offspring out of school altogether, worried about the chaos on the streets. It could be argued that parents subsidising their offspring's first house purchase is not necessarily a good thing. However, to avoid paying strangers to look after their offspring, should parents be forced to ask such a task of their own parents? Parents expect too much from their offspring and the children are unable to meet it. Grandparents, particularly grandmothers, cared for the offspring of married sons or daughters. Parents have a special seating area from where they can keep a close eye on their offspring as the children burn off some excess energy. Synonyms children, sons and daughters, progeny, family, youngsters, babies, brood descendants, heirs, successors, scions young, litter, fry Law issue informal kids, quiverful derogatory spawn archaic seed, fruit, fruit of one's loins child, baby, infant, son, daughter, youngster, little one, tot, tiny tot descendant, heir, successor Scottish &amp Northern English bairn, wean West Indian pickney informal kid, kiddie, kiddiewink, nipper, brat, lad, shaver, munchkin, tiny, chick British informal sprog South African informal outjie, lighty literary babe 1.1 An animal's young. （动物的）幼仔 Example sentencesExamples Even animals chastise their offspring with a little nip of pain to teach them to behave. However, the real way to make money in Wildlife Park is to get your animals to mate and then sell the offspring. The young bird is the offspring of the well-known pair of black eagles that nests in the Walter Sisulu Botanical Garden. When the mouse bred with a normal female, his offspring retained the ability to fight off cancer. Researchers not too long ago successfully bred the offspring of two ‘species’ of Galapagos finches. In Kekexili, he encountered large groups of female antelopes with their offspring. Many species of animals gather in groups to rest or raise their offspring. It is the offspring of the onion fly, which sometimes flits about among the young onions at this season. Those calves include the offspring of the cow that tested positive for the disease. Much of that outlay can be recouped by selling the offspring of the bird to other breeders at, say, £5,000 a bird. When fully grown up, the offspring of birds and animals abandon their parents, and carve out a world of their own. The first offspring of the animal is passed on to a neighbouring poor family, so that the benefit is multiplied each year. Packs are typically composed of an alpha pair and their offspring, including young of previous years. The offspring of control animals were kept under the same conditions. The ‘isolated’ case of one cow has become the case of the cow and her two offspring. Soon a little coop was constructed in the back garden and the duck and her eight offspring were installed in their new home. After that, she lived alone in the woods, surrounded by the offspring of her cream-colored cat. European boars interbred with the Polynesians' small pigs, and the offspring ran wild. Bird watchers will also be able to see the adult male teach his offspring how to snatch fish from the lake over the next few weeks. Until the bird learns the tricky task of catching its own fish, the adult birds will continue to deliver food to their offspring. 1.2 The product or result of something. 〈喻〉产物，结果 German nationalism was the offspring of military ambition 德国民族主义是军事野心的产物。 Example sentencesExamples Humourless and heavy-hearted love only produces hate as its offspring. Indeed, 100 years of germ theory has spawned impressive germ-fighting offspring. Origin Old English ofspring (see off, spring). Definition of offspring in US English: offspring noun 1A person's child or children. 子女 the offspring of middle-class parents 中产阶级父母的子女。 Example sentencesExamples Jim warned him prior to introducing him to Hannah that the youngest Dawson offspring is a charmer. When parents accuse their offspring of treating the place like a hotel they are usually quite accurate. Although it may deeply embarrass their teenage offspring, parents love to record family outings and special occasions for posterity. Parents have a special seating area from where they can keep a close eye on their offspring as the children burn off some excess energy. True, he had expected me - more than any of his other offspring - to become the politician of the family. However, to avoid paying strangers to look after their offspring, should parents be forced to ask such a task of their own parents? Admittedly, for its target audience of parents and accompanying offspring this is a safe bet. It could be argued that parents subsidising their offspring's first house purchase is not necessarily a good thing. They play the offspring of two warring criminal families who join forces to try and bring peace to the neighbourhood. In all cases, the parents revealed their offspring were kicking a ball, handling a racquet or racing about before their fifth birthday. Parents expect too much from their offspring and the children are unable to meet it. Many parents have pulled their offspring out of school altogether, worried about the chaos on the streets. The best solution on offer rests solely with the parents, as their offspring are a reflection of them. Many parents moan about their offspring rising at the crack of dawn. When my offspring were tiny, it was the thing that made it so you could tell which of their drawings was of me. Many parents also introduce limited alcohol at home when their offspring are young, on the grounds that they must learn how to handle the substance. A traditional craft, it is passed on from parents to their offspring. Grandparents, particularly grandmothers, cared for the offspring of married sons or daughters. Parents let their offspring roam the streets quite happily, not knowing what they are up to. Leaving a small child at day care can be a traumatic experience for both the parents and their offspring. Synonyms children, sons and daughters, progeny, family, youngsters, babies, brood child, baby, infant, son, daughter, youngster, little one, tot, tiny tot 1.1 An animal's young. （动物的）幼仔 Example sentencesExamples Much of that outlay can be recouped by selling the offspring of the bird to other breeders at, say, £5,000 a bird. The offspring of control animals were kept under the same conditions. Until the bird learns the tricky task of catching its own fish, the adult birds will continue to deliver food to their offspring. In Kekexili, he encountered large groups of female antelopes with their offspring. The first offspring of the animal is passed on to a neighbouring poor family, so that the benefit is multiplied each year. After that, she lived alone in the woods, surrounded by the offspring of her cream-colored cat. It is the offspring of the onion fly, which sometimes flits about among the young onions at this season. Packs are typically composed of an alpha pair and their offspring, including young of previous years. Soon a little coop was constructed in the back garden and the duck and her eight offspring were installed in their new home. However, the real way to make money in Wildlife Park is to get your animals to mate and then sell the offspring. The young bird is the offspring of the well-known pair of black eagles that nests in the Walter Sisulu Botanical Garden. When fully grown up, the offspring of birds and animals abandon their parents, and carve out a world of their own. Many species of animals gather in groups to rest or raise their offspring. Even animals chastise their offspring with a little nip of pain to teach them to behave. Bird watchers will also be able to see the adult male teach his offspring how to snatch fish from the lake over the next few weeks. European boars interbred with the Polynesians' small pigs, and the offspring ran wild. When the mouse bred with a normal female, his offspring retained the ability to fight off cancer. The ‘isolated’ case of one cow has become the case of the cow and her two offspring. Those calves include the offspring of the cow that tested positive for the disease. Researchers not too long ago successfully bred the offspring of two ‘species’ of Galapagos finches. 1.2 The product or result of something. 〈喻〉产物，结果 German nationalism was the offspring of military ambition 德国民族主义是军事野心的产物。 Example sentencesExamples Humourless and heavy-hearted love only produces hate as its offspring. Indeed, 100 years of germ theory has spawned impressive germ-fighting offspring. Origin Old English ofspring (see off, spring).
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