offspring

Nachwuchs, Nachkommen

Junge Tiere oder Pflanzen, die durch Fortpflanzung entstehen, oder die Kinder eines Menschen.

In einfachem Englisch: The young produced by an animal or plant, or the children born to a person.

• The bird feeds its offspring.
• These plants produce offspring with red flowers.
• Both parents protect their offspring from danger.

Synonyme: young, progeny

Gegenteile: parents

Häufige Wendungen: produce offspring, healthy offspring, protect offspring

Kind, Nachwuchs

Der Sohn oder die Tochter eines Menschen.

In einfachem Englisch: A person’s son or daughter.

• He was proud of his offspring.
• Their only offspring now lives abroad.
• Her offspring inherited her love of music.

Synonyme: child, son or daughter

Gegenteile: parent

Häufige Wendungen: someone’s offspring, adult offspring, only offspring

Nachkommen

Alle Menschen späterer Generationen einer Familie, die von einer bestimmten Person abstammen.

In einfachem Englisch: All the people in later generations of a family who come from a particular person.

• His offspring spread across the continent over several generations.
• The family record names her offspring for three centuries.
• Their distant offspring still carry the same family name.

So benutzt man es: offspring of someone (They claimed to be the offspring of an ancient king.)

Synonyme: descendants, progeny

Gegenteile: ancestors

Häufige Wendungen: future offspring, distant offspring, offspring of someone