offspring

🇺🇸 /ˈɔːfsprɪŋ/ 🇬🇧 /ˈɒfsprɪŋ/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP10000Oxford5000CEFR-C2
noun
C1

a person's child or children

Parents often worry about their offspring's future.

C1

the young of an animal or plant

The lioness protects her offspring from danger.

translation

n. a person's child or children; the young of an animal or plant

Word Forms

Plural offsprings