The difference between Father and Offspring

When used as nouns, father means a (generally human) male who begets a child, whereas offspring means a person's daughter(s) and/or son(s).

Father is also verb with the meaning: to be a father to.

check bellow for the other definitions of Father and Offspring

  1. Father as a noun:

    A (generally human) male who begets a child.

    Examples:

    "My father was a strong influence on me."

    "My friend Tony just became a father."

  2. Father as a noun:

    A male ancestor more remote than a parent; a progenitor; especially, a first ancestor.

  3. Father as a noun:

    Examples:

    "Come, father; you can sit here."

  4. Father as a noun:

  5. Father as a noun:

    A person who plays the role of a father in some way.

    Examples:

    "My brother was a father to me after my parents got divorced."

    "The child is father to the man."

  6. Father as a noun:

    The founder of a discipline or science.

    Examples:

    "Albert Einstein is the father of modern physics."

  7. Father as a noun:

    Something that is the greatest or most significant of its kind.

  8. Father as a noun:

    A senator of Ancient Rome.

  1. Father as a verb:

    To be a father to; to sire.

  2. Father as a verb (figuratively):

    To give rise to.

  3. Father as a verb:

    To act as a father; to support and nurture.

  4. Father as a verb:

    To provide with a father.

  5. Father as a verb:

    To adopt as one's own.

  1. Offspring as a noun:

    A person's daughter(s) and/or son(s); a person's children.

  2. Offspring as a noun:

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

  3. Offspring as a noun:

    An animal or plant's progeny or young.

  4. Offspring as a noun (figuratively):

    Anything produced; the result of an entity's efforts.

    Examples:

    "Artists often treasure their works as their immortal offspring."

  5. Offspring as a noun (computing):

    A process launched by another process.

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