offspring
gb/ˈɔfspɹˌɪŋ/ us/ˈɔfspɹˌɪŋ/
B2
אנגלית
משמעויות
0 משמעויות
שם עצם
formal
B2
entity
1
a person’s child or children
Someone’s son or daughter (or all their children).
תבנית שימוש:
[someone]'s offspring
טעות נפוצה:
Offspring is usually treated as a collective noun and is most often unchanged in the plural (not *offsprings* in normal use).
מילים נרדפות
children (More common and informal than offspring.)
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child (Singular; offspring can refer to one or more.)
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descendant (Broader; can include later generations.)
הפכים
parent (A parent is the one who has offspring.)
צירופים
have offspring
|produce offspring
|raise offspring
|care for offspring
|their offspring
|human offspring
|young offspring
|adult offspring
|biological offspring
|legitimate offspring
נושאים
family
|relationships
דוגמאות
- They have three offspring, all in their twenties now.
- The royal couple’s offspring were kept out of the spotlight.
- He left most of his estate to his offspring.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- They have two offspring.
- Her offspring lives abroad.
שם עצם
technical
C1
entity
2
young of an animal or plant
Baby animals or new plants produced by a parent.
תבנית שימוש:
[animal/plant]'s offspring
טעות נפוצה:
In biology, offspring can be singular or plural depending on context; avoid adding -s unless a style guide specifically uses it.
מילים נרדפות
young (More general; not as scientific.)
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progeny (Formal/technical, similar meaning.)
הפכים
parent (A parent organism produces offspring.)
צירופים
healthy offspring
|viable offspring
|offspring survive
|produce offspring
|offspring number
|offspring population
|offspring traits
|genetic offspring
|male offspring
|female offspring
נושאים
nature
|biology
|animals
|plants
דוגמאות
- The birds feed their offspring for several weeks after they hatch.
- The study tracked how many offspring each pair produced.
- Some plants spread by producing offspring through runners.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- The cat protected its offspring.
- The fish laid eggs, and the offspring grew quickly.
שם עצם
formal
C1
abstract
3
a result of something earlier
A thing that comes from something else (an indirect result).
תבנית שימוש:
the offspring of [something]
טעות נפוצה:
This figurative use is usually formal; in everyday speech, people often say product, result, or spin-off instead.
מילים נרדפות
product (More common and less metaphorical.)
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result (Focuses on outcome rather than creation.)
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outgrowth (Emphasizes gradual development; more literary.)
הפכים
cause (A cause produces an effect; offspring is the produced thing.)
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origin (Origin is the source; offspring is what comes from it.)
צירופים
the offspring of
|direct offspring
|unlikely offspring
|cultural offspring
|intellectual offspring
|artistic offspring
|offspring of collaboration
|offspring of necessity
נושאים
ideas
|writing
|business
|technology
דוגמאות
- The new app is the offspring of a small student project.
- Her latest novel is the offspring of years of research and travel.
- The policy was an offspring of public pressure and political compromise.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- This idea is an offspring of earlier research.
דקדוק
צורת המילון
offspring
IPA
GB/ˈɔfspɹˌɪŋ/
US/ˈɔfspɹˌɪŋ/
הברות והטעמה
off - spring (2 הברות)
Stress on 1st syllable (off)
צורות המילה
Noun
- Base: offspring
- Plural: offspring, offsprings
משפחת מילים
Forms
offsprings
noun
Core family
child
noun A1
Related words
descendant
noun B2
parent
noun A1
Advanced or less common
progeny
noun
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