offspring
/ˈɒfsprɪŋ/noun
उच्चारण ऑफ़्स्प्रिंग
संतान, औलाद, वंशज
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[C] formal or humorous
a child of a particular person or couple; the young of an animal or a plant
संतान, औलाद, वंशज
- Parents want the best for their offspring.
- A cat can have many offspring each year.
- The female lays eggs, and the offspring hatch after three weeks.
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- Peacocks guard their offspring carefully in the first weeks.
- Mules are the offspring of a horse and a donkey.
Synonyms children descendants progeny issue young
Opposite parent ancestor forefather
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
offspring: singular and plural form
Offspring has the same form in singular and plural. Never add -s.
'Offspring' का singular और plural रूप एक ही है; इसमें कभी -s न लगाएँ।
- Each tigress has one or two offspring at a time.
- Their only offspring is studying in Pune.
offspring + singular / plural verb
It usually takes a plural verb when it means several children or young, and a singular verb for one.
कई बच्चों या संतानों के लिए प्रायः plural verb और एक के लिए singular verb आती है।
- Their offspring are all doctors.
- The offspring of the two plants was stronger than both.
the offspring of + parent
Use 'of' to name the parent or parents.
माता-पिता का नाम बताने के लिए 'of' का प्रयोग होता है।
- The mule is the offspring of a horse and a donkey.
figurative: offspring of an idea
In a formal style, offspring can mean a product or result of an idea or event.
Formal शैली में 'offspring' का अर्थ किसी विचार या घटना का परिणाम या उपज भी हो सकता है।
- The new party was the offspring of a student movement.
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adjective + offspring
healthyonlyyoungadultfirst
- The mother bird fed her young offspring in the nest.
verb + offspring
produceraiseprotectbearabandon
- Many animals protect their offspring fiercely.
offspring + of + noun
a crossa famous familythe uniontwo breeds
- The offspring of two Murrah buffaloes gives rich milk.
in biology
hybridgeneticnext generationfertile
- The hybrid offspring was not fertile.
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- The zoo is proud of the healthy offspring of its elephants.
चिड़ियाघर को अपने हाथियों की स्वस्थ संतान पर गर्व है।
- Radhika's grandfather was proud of all his offspring.
राधिका के दादाजी को अपनी सभी संतानों पर गर्व था।
- Some fish lay thousands of eggs, but few offspring survive.
कुछ मछलियाँ हज़ारों अंडे देती हैं, पर कम बच्चे जीवित बचते हैं।
- Plants raise their offspring from seeds carried by the wind.
पौधे हवा से उड़ने वाले बीजों से अपनी अगली पीढ़ी तैयार करते हैं।
- The folk festival is the offspring of an old harvest tradition.
यह लोक उत्सव एक पुरानी फ़सल-परंपरा की उपज है।
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✗ The farmer has three offsprings.
✓ The farmer has three offspring.
Offspring is already a plural-capable noun and takes no -s.
'Offspring' में -s नहीं लगता; यही रूप एकवचन और बहुवचन दोनों में चलता है।
✗ Every offspring of the parents are healthy.
✓ Every offspring of the parents is healthy.
After 'every', the subject is singular, so the verb is is.
'Every' के बाद subject एकवचन होता है, इसलिए verb 'is' आएगी।
✗ He is the offspring from a rich family.
✓ He is the offspring of a rich family.
Offspring takes of, not from, before the parent.
माता-पिता या परिवार के लिए 'offspring' के बाद 'of' आता है, 'from' नहीं।
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These words refer to children or young ones, but they differ in tone and use.
ये शब्द बच्चों या संतानों के लिए हैं, पर इनके स्वर और प्रयोग में अंतर है।
A formal or scientific word for the child or young of people, animals or plants.
लोगों, जानवरों या पौधों की संतान के लिए formal या वैज्ञानिक शब्द।
- The offspring of the lion are called cubs.
A person who comes from an ancestor, even many generations later.
वह व्यक्ति जो किसी पूर्वज की वंश-परंपरा में आता हो, चाहे कई पीढ़ियों बाद।
- He is a descendant of a royal family.
A very formal word for offspring, used in law and biology.
'Offspring' के लिए अत्यंत formal शब्द, कानून और जीवविज्ञान में प्रयुक्त।
- The old king left no progeny.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage
Offspring has the same form in the singular and plural ('one offspring', 'many offspring', never 'offsprings'); likewise sheep, deer, aircraft, species.
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: offspring का singular और plural एक ही है ('one offspring', 'many offspring', 'offsprings' कभी नहीं); इसी तरह sheep, deer, aircraft, species।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
All of a person's descendants are their progeny or posterity; the young of a cat a kitten; of a dog a puppy; of a lion a cub; of a cow a calf; of a horse a foal.
व्यक्ति के सभी वंशज progeny या posterity; बिल्ली का बच्चा kitten; कुत्ते का puppy; शेर का cub; गाय का calf; घोड़े का foal।