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Synonyms of offspring

14 similar words · 9 opposite words

Another word for offspring is child. Other synonyms of offspring are lineage, progeny, children, baby and kid. The opposite of offspring is parent.

Synonyms and similar words for offspring

nounA person's daughter or son; a person's child.

  • baby
  • babies
  • childOne's direct descendant by birth, regardless of age; one's offspring; a son or daughter.
  • childrenA surname.
  • fruit of one's loinsOne's child or, collectively, one's children or descendants.
  • issueProgeny: all one's lineal descendants.
  • getOffspring, especially illegitimate.
  • kid
  • kids

nounAny of a person's descendants, including of further generations.

  • binary cloneA composite organism created from the combination of DNA from two separate genetic sources, rather than one....
  • descendants
  • lineageDescent in a line from a common progenitor; progeny; descending line of offspring or ascending line of parentage.
  • progenyOffspring or descendants considered as a group.
  • seedOffspring, descendants, progeny.

Opposite of offspring

nounAntonym(s) of “daughter(s) and/or son(s)”.

  • parentA person who raises a child (which they have made, adopted, fostered, taken as their own, etc.).
  • progenitor
  • father
  • mother
  • genitor rareA biological parent (either male or female), or the direct cause of an offspring.

nounAntonym(s) of “descendants”.

Meaning of offspring

  1. noun A person's daughter or son; a person's child.
  2. noun Any of a person's descendants, including of further generations.
  3. noun An animal or plant's progeny or young.

Full definition of offspring

offspring in other languages

Questions about synonyms of offspring

What is another word for offspring?
Offspring has 14 synonyms on Word.ws, such as child, lineage, progeny, children, baby and kid.
What is the opposite of offspring?
The opposite of offspring is parent. Other antonyms of offspring are father and mother.
What does offspring mean?
Offspring means a person's daughter or son; a person's child.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: offspring (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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