offspring

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

off·spring BrE [ˈɒfsprɪŋ] NAmE [ˈɔːfsprɪŋ] NAmE [ˈɑːfsprɪŋ] noun (pl. off·spring)(formal or humorous)
1. a child of a particular person or couple
•the problems parents have with their teenage offspring
•to produce/raise offspring
2. the young of an animal or plant
•Female badgers may give birth to as many as five offspring.

Word Origin:
Old English ofspring (see ↑off, ↑spring).

Thesaurus:
offspring [offspring] noun C, usually pl.
•Badgers give birth to up to five offspring.
young • • baby • • litter • • brood •
produce/rear/raise offspring/young/babies/a litter/a brood
give birth to offspring/young/a baby/a litter
Offspring, baby or young? Offspring and young are more scientific, technical words than baby. The parent animal must be mentioned or understood when using them:
•The females stay close to their offspring/young.
• Oh, look! That one's just a baby!
 ✗ Oh, look! That one's just an offspring/a young.

Example Bank:
•The beast was believed to be the offspring of a panther.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  young, materialization, materialisation, progeny, issue