Kin and Offspring

Kin

Kin noun - A group of persons who come from the same ancestor.

Usage example: invited all of his kith and kin to his graduation party

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Offspring and kin are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Offspring" instead a noun "Kin".

Nearby Words: kinship, kinsman

Offspring noun - The descendants of a person, animal, or plant.

Usage example: the couple celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary surrounded by three generations of offspring

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Kin and offspring are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Kin" instead a noun "Offspring".

human	human kin	human offspring
normal	normal kin	normal offspring
future	future kin	future offspring
actual	actual kin	actual offspring
Other adjectives: evil, distant, new, cursed, royal, remaining, surviving, mutated.

Named After Somebody Famous: Lord Walder Frey's offspring and other kin name their children after him (regardless of gender) to curry favor.

Source: Deconstructed Trope / A Song of Ice and Fire
A quest explains that they originated when a group of Agallan giants betrayed their kin and for this they and their offspring were cursed to be small.

Source: One-Gender Race

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