consequence vs offspring

offspring vs consequence

consequence and offspring both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
consequence	Yes	No	No	No
offspring	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, offspring is a hyponym of consequence; that is, offspring is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than consequence:

consequence: a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
offspring: something that comes into existence as a result

Other hyponyms of consequence include materialisation, materialization, aftereffect, aftermath, backwash, wake, bandwagon effect, brisance, butterfly effect, by-product, byproduct, change, coattails effect, Coriolis effect, dent, domino effect, harvest, impact, wallop, influence, knock-on effect, branch, offset, offshoot, outgrowth, product, placebo effect, position effect, repercussion, reverberation, response, fallout, side effect, spillover.

consequence (noun)	offspring (noun)
having important effects or influence	any immature animal
the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual	something that comes into existence as a result
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon	the immediate descendants of a person

Difference between consequence and offspring

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