Offspring and Relative

Offspring

Offspring noun - The immediate descendants of a person.
Usage example: she was the mother of many offspring

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

Relative

Relative noun - A person connected with another by blood or marriage.

Offspring and relative are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Offspring" instead a noun "Relative".

How words are described

known known offspring known relative
female female offspring female relative
best best offspring best relative
normal normal offspring normal relative
Other adjectives: direct, future, single, small, powerful, actual, male, large, distant, young, illegitimate, immediate, remaining, said, surviving, older, giant, biological, genetic.

Both words in one sentence

  • Whenever the ratio of a given sex goes down relative to the other, it becomes more advantageous (in terms of fitness) to have offspring of that sex, so that sex is temporarily more valuable.
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