female offspring

Thân thiện

A mother holds her smiling female offspring in her arms.

Definition

Noun: A child or descendant who is a girl or woman. This term specifically denotes the female child or children of a parent or parents.

Usage

The term "female offspring" is a formal and biological term used to refer collectively to one or more daughters. It is often used in scientific, legal, or demographic contexts to specify gender. * The study tracked the health outcomes of the female offspring over two decades. * In many species, the female offspring remain with the group longer than the males.

Examples

• The lioness protected her female offspring from the intruding male.
• According to the will, the estate was to be divided equally among his female offspring.
• The researcher noted a behavioral pattern common to all female offspring in the observed family line.

Advanced Usage

• In Genetics and Biology: Used to discuss inherited traits, lineage, or population dynamics.
  • The gene was expressed more frequently in the female offspring of affected males.
• In Legal or Historical Documents: Used to specify heirs or descendants.
  • The title could only pass to the female offspring if there were no male heirs.

Variants and Related Words

• Offspring (n): A person's child or children, without specifying gender.
• Male offspring (n): A child or descendant who is a boy or man.
• Progeny (n): A formal word for a descendant or the descendants of a person, animal, or plant; offspring.

Synonyms

• Daughter(s)
• Girl child (ren)

Antonyms

• Male offspring
• Son(s)

Học thuật

Noun

1. a child who is female