offspring

n., pl., offspring.

1. The progeny or descendants of a person, animal, or plant considered as a group.
2. A child of particular parentage.
3. A result; a product.

[Middle English ofspring, from Old English : of, off; see off + springan, to rise.]

noun

1. A group consisting of those descended directly from the same parents or ancestors: brood, get, issue, posterity, progeny, seed. See kin.
2. One descended directly from the same parents or ancestors: child, descendant, progeny, scion. See kin.

n

Definition: child, children
Antonyms: parent

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Progeny generally; includes calf, lamb, kid, pig, foal, chicken, poult, duckling, puppy, kitten, cria.

IN BRIEF: The young of a person or animal.

Meek-eyed parents hasten down the ramps To greet their offspring, terrible from camps. — Phyllis McGinley (1905-1978), American poet and author.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - afkom, efterkommer(e), resultat, produkt

Nederlands (Dutch)
nageslacht, afstammeling, kroost, vrucht(en)

Français (French)
n. - progéniture

Deutsch (German)
n. - Nachkommenschaft, Junge

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - γόνος, απόγονος, αποτέλεσμα, προϊόν

Italiano (Italian)
progenie, discendente

Português (Portuguese)
n. - filho (m), prole (f)

Русский (Russian)
потомство

Español (Spanish)
n. - progenie, progenitura, descendencia, hijo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - avkomma, ättling, barn

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
子孙, 产物, 后代

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 子孫, 產物, 後代

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 자식, 결과

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 子孫, 子, 生じたもの, 結果, 所産

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ذريه, نتاج‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮בן/בת, צאצא(ים), תולדה‬

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