offspringnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈɒf.sprɪŋ/us/ˈɑːf.sprɪŋ/plural offspringC2 the young of an animal:
In the case of the guinea pig, the number of offspring varies between two and five.
C2 humorous or formal a person's children:
Tom's sister came over on Saturday with all her offspring.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Animal young
- baby
- bugger
- calf
- calves
- chick
- colt
- cub
- fledgling
- foal
- frogspawn
- fry
- gosling
- heifer
- litter
- owlet
- peachick
- piglet
- pup
- puppy
- spawn
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