offspring Copy link Outline 1. lībĕri, orum, (of human beings)2. nāti, orum (young of men or animals3. prōgĕnies, ēi (collectively, those more or less remotely descended from the same)4. prōles, is, f. (a poet. word = progenies; yet adapted for occasional use in prose5. sŭbŏles or sŏbŏles, is, f. (like proles6. stirps, stirpis, f. (chiefly poet. or late = progenies)7. gĕnus, ĕris, n. (poet.)8. partus, ūs (young of animals)9. expr. by participles, ortus, sătus, ēdĭtus, gĕnĭtus, nātus (with abl.) • offspring: 1. lībĕri, orum, (of human beings): to have o. by a woman, ex muliere l. habere, Cic. Att. 16, 11, init.: to beget o., l. procreare, id. Tusc. 5, 37, fin.. legally the term liberi included also grandchildren, great-grandchildren, etc. Call. Dig. 50, 16, 220. 2. nāti, orum (young of men or animals: esp. poet.): affection for their o. (of horses), amor natorum, Col. 6, 27, fin.: sweet (dear) o. (of cattle), dulces n., Virg. G. 3, 178: Ov.: Phaedr. 3. prōgĕnies, ēi (collectively, those more or less remotely descended from the same): the ancients called themselves the o. of the gods, veteres se pr. deorum esse dicebant, Cic. Tim. 11: out of a numerous o., ex magna pr., Liv. 45, 41, extr.: poet. with ref. to one person (= filius), Virg. Aen. 10, 471 (Sarpedon mea progenies): v. progeny. 4. prōles, is, f. (a poet. word = progenies; yet adapted for occasional use in prose: Cic. de Or. 3, 38, 153; where both proles and suboles are mentioned among exprr. which render a style more imposing and archaic, quibus loco positis, grandior et antiquior oratio saepe videri solet): to bring forth twin o., p. eni i gemellam, Ov. M. 9, 453: Virg. Of animals, Lucr. 1, 260: Virg.: and even of plants: the o. of the slow-growing olive, p. tarde crescentis olivae, Virg. G. 2, 3. 5. sŭbŏles or sŏbŏles, is, f. (like proles: v. supr. 4): dear o. of the gods! cara deum s.! Virg. E. 4, 49: Cic. Off. 1, 17, 54. Also used of animals: Col.: Plin. 6. stirps, stirpis, f. (chiefly poet. or late = progenies): male o. by the new alliance, s. virilis ex novo matrimonio, Liv. 1, 1, extr.: Virg.: v. lineage. (N.B.--If used at all in prose, stirps should be confined to rhetorical language.) 7. gĕnus, ĕris, n. (poet.): the daring o. (= son) of Iapetus, audax Iapeti g., Hor. Od. 1, 3, 27: Virg. (N.B.--Prosapia = stock, family, lineage: never offspring.) 8. partus, ūs (young of animals): beasts fight for their o., bestiae pro partu propugnant, Cic. Tusc. 2, 27, fin. 9. expr. by participles, ortus, sătus, ēdĭtus, gĕnĭtus, nātus (with abl.): thou o. of Saturn! orte Saturno! Hor. Od. 1, 12, 50: the o. of Anchises (viz. Aeneas), satus Anchisa, Virg. Aen. 5, 244: thou o. of royal ancestors! atavis edite regibus! Hor. Od. 1, init. (This last mode of expr. is best suited to such passages as Milton's, Hail holy Light, o. of heaven! Ave lux sacra, aethere prima genita!)