Offspring, progeny; (also) race, line, stock. Also figurative. Now archaic and literary.
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释义 | the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > [noun] > offspring (43) seedOE Offspring, progeny; (also) race, line, stock. Also figurative. Now archaic and literary. offspringOE The progeny which springs or is descended from someone; a person's or couple's children or descendants collectively (or occasionally individually)… begottena1325 A person who has been begotten. Also: (with plural agreement) people who have been begotten. birtha1325 A child or young animal, esp. before or soon after it is born. Cf. afterbirth, n. 2. Obsolete (archaic in later use). issuea1325 Offspring, children, descendants (also occasionally with singular reference). Also occasionally with reference to animals. Also figurative. Now… burgeoninga1340 concrete. A bud, a growing shoot, a branch; also transferred offspring. Obsolete. fruit of the loinsa1340 Offspring, progeny. Also, an embryo, fœtus. Originally a Hebraism. Now rare, except in Biblical phraseology. More fully fruit of the body, fruit of… young onec1384 a young person or animal, a youngster; (in plural) an animal's offspring (cf. sense B. 2). increasement1389 That by which something is increased; an increment, addition, augmentation; progeny; produce: = increase, n. 5–7. geta1400 An offspring, a child; a descendant. Also: (as a mass noun or with uninflected plural) progeny, offspring. Now chiefly of animals (esp. stud animals). gendera1425 That which has been engendered (gender, v.1 2b); product, offspring. Obsolete. rare. procreation1461 That which is procreated; offspring, progeny. Now rare. progeniturec1487 Offspring, progeny. Also in extended use. engendera1500 Offspring or produce. Also: the action of begetting or producing; procreation; production. propagation1536 That which is produced by propagation or reproduction; offspring; a breed, a race, a generation. Also in extended use. Now rare. feture1537 concrete. The offspring or product of something. increase1552 Offspring, progeny, brood (of people or animals). Generally collective: also poetic, of an individual = Offspring, child. breed1574 Offspring; esp. The young brought forth at the same time viewed collectively; a family, litter. Obsolete (or dialect); now replaced by brood, n. Also… spawn1590 A brood; a numerous offspring. Chiefly figurative. bowela1593 Offspring, children. Obsolete. teeming1599 figurative. Something which is generated by or originates from another, in the manner of a child or descendant. Chiefly in plural. Now rare. pullulation1641 The action of pullulate, v. (in various senses); sprouting, budding, germination; generation, production. Also: an instance or the result of… prolifications1646 In plural. Offspring, progeny. Obsolete. rare. educt1677 Produce, offspring. Obsolete. rare. produce1823 Offspring, progeny. Subcategories:— sole offspring (1) — multiple offspring: twins (13) — multiple offspring: triplets (3) — all offspring born to a set of parents (1) |
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