offspring
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- Words With Friends
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Definition of offspring
5 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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A person's daughter or son; a person's child.
“We are the offspring of Italian immigrants.”
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noun
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A person's daughter or son; a person's child.
“We are the offspring of Italian immigrants.”
- Any of a person's descendants, including of further generations.
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An animal or plant's progeny or young.
“In plants, the ability to recognize self from nonself plays an important role in fertilization, because self-fertilization will result in less diverse offspring than fertilization with pollen from another individual.”
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(figuratively)Anything produced; the result of an entity's efforts.
“Artists often treasure their works as their immortal offspring.”
- A process launched by another process.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Middle English ofspring, from Old English ofspring (“offspring, descendants, posterity”), equivalent to off- + spring. Compare Icelandic afspringur (“offspring”). More at off, spring.
Words you can make from offspring
198 playable · top: GRIFFONS (15 pts)
Best play griffons 15 points7-letter words
8 words6-letter words
23 words- RIPOFF 14 pts
- GONIFF 13 pts
- GRIFFS 13 pts
- OFFING 13 pts
- GONIFS 10 pts
- GIPONS 9 pts
- PINGOS 9 pts
- PORING 9 pts
- POSING 9 pts
- PRONGS 9 pts
- ROPING 9 pts
- SPRING 9 pts
- ORPINS 8 pts
- PORINS 8 pts
- PRIONS 8 pts
- PRISON 8 pts
- SPINOR 8 pts
- GIRONS 7 pts
- GRISON 7 pts
- GROINS 7 pts
- ROSING 7 pts
- SIGNOR 7 pts
- SORING 7 pts
5-letter words
47 words- SPIFF 13 pts
- GRIFF 12 pts
- NIFFS 11 pts
- RIFFS 11 pts
- SNIFF 11 pts
- PROFS 10 pts
- FRIGS 9 pts
- FROGS 9 pts
- GONIF 9 pts
- FINOS 8 pts
- FIRNS 8 pts
- FOINS 8 pts
- FRONS 8 pts
- GIPON 8 pts
- GORPS 8 pts
- GRIPS 8 pts
- INFOS 8 pts
- OPING 8 pts
- PINGO 8 pts
- PINGS 8 pts
- PIROG 8 pts
- PONGS 8 pts
- PRIGS 8 pts
- PROGS 8 pts
- PRONG 8 pts
- SPRIG 8 pts
- SPROG 8 pts
- INSPO 7 pts
- OPSIN 7 pts
- ORPIN 7 pts
- PIONS 7 pts
- PIRNS 7 pts
- PORIN 7 pts
- PORNS 7 pts
- PRION 7 pts
- GIRNS 6 pts
- GIRON 6 pts
- GIROS 6 pts
- GRINS 6 pts
- GROIN 6 pts
- RINGS 6 pts
- INROS 5 pts
- IRONS 5 pts
- NOIRS 5 pts
- NORIS 5 pts
- ORNIS 5 pts
- ROSIN 5 pts
4-letter words
58 words- NIFF 10 pts
- OFFS 10 pts
- RIFF 10 pts
- FOPS 9 pts
- PROF 9 pts
- FIGS 8 pts
- FOGS 8 pts
- FRIG 8 pts
- FROG 8 pts
- GIFS 8 pts
- FINO 7 pts
- FINS 7 pts
- FIRN 7 pts
- FIRS 7 pts
- FOIN 7 pts
- FONS 7 pts
- GIPS 7 pts
- GORP 7 pts
- GRIP 7 pts
- INFO 7 pts
- PIGS 7 pts
- PING 7 pts
- PONG 7 pts
- PRIG 7 pts
- PROG 7 pts
- RIFS 7 pts
- NIPS 6 pts
- PINS 6 pts
- PION 6 pts
- PIRN 6 pts
- PISO 6 pts
- POIS 6 pts
- PONS 6 pts
- PORN 6 pts
- PROS 6 pts
- RIPS 6 pts
- SNIP 6 pts
- SPIN 6 pts
- GINS 5 pts
- GIRN 5 pts
- GIRO 5 pts
- GRIN 5 pts
- NOGS 5 pts
- ORGS 5 pts
- RIGS 5 pts
- RING 5 pts
- SIGN 5 pts
- SING 5 pts
- SNOG 5 pts
- SONG 5 pts
- INRO 4 pts
- IONS 4 pts
- IRON 4 pts
- NOIR 4 pts
- NORI 4 pts
- RINS 4 pts
- SORI 4 pts
- SORN 4 pts
3-letter words
45 words- IFF 9 pts
- OFF 9 pts
- FOP 8 pts
- FIG 7 pts
- FOG 7 pts
- GIF 7 pts
- FIN 6 pts
- FIR 6 pts
- FON 6 pts
- FOR 6 pts
- FRO 6 pts
- GIP 6 pts
- IFS 6 pts
- PIG 6 pts
- RIF 6 pts
- NIP 5 pts
- OPS 5 pts
- PIN 5 pts
- PIS 5 pts
- POI 5 pts
- POS 5 pts
- PRO 5 pts
- PSI 5 pts
- RIP 5 pts
- SIP 5 pts
- SOP 5 pts
- GIN 4 pts
- GIS 4 pts
- GOR 4 pts
- GOS 4 pts
- NOG 4 pts
- ORG 4 pts
- RIG 4 pts
- SIG 4 pts
- INS 3 pts
- ION 3 pts
- NOR 3 pts
- NOS 3 pts
- ONS 3 pts
- ORS 3 pts
- RIN 3 pts
- SIN 3 pts
- SIR 3 pts
- SON 3 pts
- SRI 3 pts
2-letter words
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