offspring
English
/ˈɒfspɹɪŋ/, /ˈɔfspɹɪŋ/
noun
Definitions
- A person's daughter(s) and/or son(s); a person's children.
- All of a person's descendants, including further generations.
- An animal or plant's progeny or young.
- (figuratively) Anything produced; the result of an entity's efforts.
- (computing) A process launched by another process.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English ofspring inherited from Old English ofspring (offspring, descendants, posterity) pre from English spring.
Origin
English
spring
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Coldspring English
- Springton English
- Springview English
- atspring English
- bedspring English
- clockspring English
- dayspring English
- drawspring English
- hairspring English
- handspring English
- headspring English
- hydrospring English
- innerspring English
- lifespring English
- mainspring English
- mid-spring English
- nanospring English
- neckspring English
- offspringless English
- outspring English
- overspring English
- paleospring English
- prespring English
- respring English
- spring English
- springboard English
- springer English
- springest English
- springform English
- springful English
- springhead English
- springhouse English
- springless English
- springlet English
- springlike English
- springlong English
- springly English
- springtail English
- springtide English
- springtime English
- springwater English
- springwood English
- springwort English
- springy English
- upspring English
- watchspring English
- wellspring English
- springen German
- springveer Dutch, Flemish
- スプリング Japanese
- ofspring Old English
- ofspring Middle English
- springen Middle English
- สปริง Thai
- springar Ido
- ၸပြိင်ႇ Shan
- spring
- springy
- respring
- springly
- upspring
- springer
- atspring
- bedspring
- outspring
- springful
- springest
- springlet
- dayspring
- prespring
- Springton
- mid-spring
- springtime
- springlike
- overspring
- lifespring
- mainspring
- handspring
- wellspring
- Coldspring
- springless
- springtail
- springlong
- springform
- springhead
- hairspring
- springtide
- drawspring
- springwood
- Springview
- neckspring
- nanospring
- headspring
- springwort
- paleospring
- hydrospring
- springhouse
- springboard
- clockspring
- watchspring
- springwater
- innerspring
- offspringless