offspring
gb/ˈɔfspɹˌɪŋ/ us/ˈɔfspɹˌɪŋ/
B2
Kiingereza
Maana
maana 0
Nomino
formal
B2
entity
1
a person’s child or children
Someone’s son or daughter (or all their children).
Muundo wa matumizi:
[someone]'s offspring
Kosa la kawaida:
Offspring is usually treated as a collective noun and is most often unchanged in the plural (not *offsprings* in normal use).
Visawe
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.)
Vinyume
parent (A parent is the one who has offspring.)
Miunganiko ya maneno
have offspring
|produce offspring
|raise offspring
|care for offspring
|their offspring
|human offspring
|young offspring
|adult offspring
|biological offspring
|legitimate offspring
Mada
family
|relationships
Mifano
- 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.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
- They have two offspring.
- Her offspring lives abroad.
Nomino
technical
C1
entity
2
young of an animal or plant
Baby animals or new plants produced by a parent.
Muundo wa matumizi:
[animal/plant]'s offspring
Kosa la kawaida:
In biology, offspring can be singular or plural depending on context; avoid adding -s unless a style guide specifically uses it.
Visawe
young (More general; not as scientific.)
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progeny (Formal/technical, similar meaning.)
Vinyume
parent (A parent organism produces offspring.)
Miunganiko ya maneno
healthy offspring
|viable offspring
|offspring survive
|produce offspring
|offspring number
|offspring population
|offspring traits
|genetic offspring
|male offspring
|female offspring
Mada
nature
|biology
|animals
|plants
Mifano
- 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.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
- The cat protected its offspring.
- The fish laid eggs, and the offspring grew quickly.
Nomino
formal
C1
abstract
3
a result of something earlier
A thing that comes from something else (an indirect result).
Muundo wa matumizi:
the offspring of [something]
Kosa la kawaida:
This figurative use is usually formal; in everyday speech, people often say product, result, or spin-off instead.
Visawe
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.)
Vinyume
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.)
Miunganiko ya maneno
the offspring of
|direct offspring
|unlikely offspring
|cultural offspring
|intellectual offspring
|artistic offspring
|offspring of collaboration
|offspring of necessity
Mada
ideas
|writing
|business
|technology
Mifano
- 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.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
- This idea is an offspring of earlier research.
Sarufi
Umbo la kamusi
offspring
IPA
GB/ˈɔfspɹˌɪŋ/
US/ˈɔfspɹˌɪŋ/
Silabi na mkazo
off - spring (silabi 2)
Stress on 1st syllable (off)
Maumbo ya neno
Noun
- Base: offspring
- Plural: offspring, offsprings
Familia ya neno
Forms
offsprings
noun
Core family
child
noun A1
Related words
descendant
noun B2
parent
noun A1
Advanced or less common
progeny
noun
Semi
Bado hakuna semi zilizounganishwa na ingizo hili.