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offspring
[ awf-spring, of- ]
noun
- children or young of a particular parent or progenitor.
- a child or animal in relation to the parent or parents.
- a descendant.
- descendants collectively.
- the product, result, or effect of something:
the offspring of an inventive mind.
offspring
/ ˈɒˌɪŋ /
noun
- the immediate descendant or descendants of a person, animal, etc; progeny
- a product, outcome, or result
Word History and Origins
Origin of offspring1
Example Sentences
Other writers have assigned Holmes plenty of non-canonical family and offspring, emboldened by knowing the extent to which he is a mystery.
It is home to longtime Korean immigrants and their offspring, but also more recently acclimated Bangladeshis, Central Americans and Oaxacans.
A single breeding pair of sunflower stars can potentially produce thousands of offspring — many mouths to chomp down on urchins.
And in several anonymized survey responses shared exclusively with Salon, parents didn’t bemoan their offspring as being anything close to lazy or entitled.
The partners hope the newcomers will improve the giraffes’ genetic diversity as they breed and multiply, which Kenya Wildlife Service notes will help “ensure the robust health in their offspring.”
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