outgrowth C2+ Topic:The Human Body Also spelled out-growth US /ˈaʊtɡroʊθ/ UK /ˈaʊtɡrəʊθ/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a natural development or result; something that grows out from a main body The festival was an outgrowth of an old harvest custom. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a natural development or... resultconsequenceoffshootproductdevelopmentbyproductprotuberanceexcrescence ↔ Opposites causeoriginsource Word family Related forms outgrowgrowthgrow Etymology AI details From out- plus growth, on the model of grow out. Used both literally of a physical protrusion and figuratively of a natural consequence. ūt Old English grōwan Old English View etymology graph -> Topics The Human Body External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # outgrowth **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈaʊtɡroʊθ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈaʊtɡrəʊθ/ ## Meanings 1. a natural development or result; something that grows out from a main body ## Examples - The festival was an outgrowth of an old harvest custom. ## Synonyms - result - consequence - offshoot - product - development - byproduct - protuberance - excrescence ## Antonyms - cause - origin - source ## Related Forms - outgrow - growth - grow ## Roots and Affixes - Root: ūt - Root: grōwan ## Etymology From out- plus growth, on the model of grow out. Used both literally of a physical protrusion and figuratively of a natural consequence. ## AI Etymology Outgrowth comes from out- plus growth, on the model of grow out. Used both literally of a physical protrusion and figuratively of a natural consequence. The etymological trail includes Old English ūt and Old English grōwan. As a noun, outgrowth means a natural development or result; something that grows out from a main body. The same family is visible in related forms such as outgrow, growth, and grow. ## Topics - The Human Body markdown