offspring
noun
off·spring
ˈȯf-ˌspriŋ 
plural offspring also offsprings
1
b
: the immediate descendant of a person or animal : an individual born of a parent
gave birth to a single offspring
"… He was becoming irascible as well, impatient—with me especially, because I was his only offspring [=child]. …"—
Anthony Hopkins
Anthony Hopkins2
b
: offshoot sense 1a
… you can hear this Caribbean club music, a hard-edged and party-heavy offspring of reggae …—Lorraine Ali
Lorraine Ali
Examples of offspring in a Sentence
The show is about two couples and the adventures of their rebellious offspring.
The colt is the offspring of two racing champions.
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Maybe someday, these stars, or their offspring, will again glide across the ocean floor and bring balance back to the kelp forests.
—Jennifer Adler, Vox, 7 July 2024
As my colleagues Brittny Mejia and Harriet Ryan reported Wednesday, that fortune is at the center of a very public family feud between Rivera’s offspring and their grandfather, uncle and aunt.
—Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2024
Natural selection tends to purge harmful variants, because offspring carrying them would be less likely to survive.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 27 June 2024
The mother velvet worm had a different coloration than her offspring, suggesting the color and pattern changes over time, researchers said.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 18 June 2024
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Jennifer Adler, Vox, 7 July 2024
As my colleagues Brittny Mejia and Harriet Ryan reported Wednesday, that fortune is at the center of a very public family feud between Rivera’s offspring and their grandfather, uncle and aunt.
—Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2024
Natural selection tends to purge harmful variants, because offspring carrying them would be less likely to survive.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 27 June 2024
The mother velvet worm had a different coloration than her offspring, suggesting the color and pattern changes over time, researchers said.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 18 June 2024
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offspring
noun
off·spring
ˈȯf-ˌspriŋ
plural offspring also offsprings
: the young of a person, animal, or plant
Medical Definition
offspring
noun
off·spring
ˈȯf-ˌspriŋ
plural offspring also offsprings
: the progeny of an animal or plant : young
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