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Offspring has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the immediate descendants of a person

"she was the mother of many offspring"

"he died without issue"

2

something that comes into existence as a result

"industrialism prepared the way for acceptance of the French Revolution's various socialistic offspring"

"this skyscraper is the solid materialization of his efforts"

3

any immature animal

"The lioness returned to her den to nurse her newborn offspring after a long hunt."

4

A person's daughter(s) and/or son(s); a person's children.

"The proud grandfather watched his offspring play in the park, feeling immense joy at seeing them grow up."

In plain English: Offspring are your children or babies that come from you and another parent.

"The lioness and her pride celebrated after their cubs grew into strong offspring ready to take over the territory."

Usage: Use offspring as a formal or scientific term to refer collectively to one's children, rather than in casual conversation where terms like kids are preferred. It functions strictly as a singular noun that can take either a singular or plural verb depending on whether you view the group as individuals or a collective unit.

Example Sentences
"The lioness and her pride celebrated after their cubs grew into strong offspring ready to take over the territory." noun
"The mother cat carefully cleaned her newborn offspring before settling down to sleep." noun
"Scientists studied the genetic differences between adult animals and their young offspring." noun
"Many farmers check on their livestock offspring every morning to ensure they are healthy." noun
Related Terms
daughter child children son egg dysgenic litter foster dehybridize ovo viviparous prepotency progeniture mammary gland hinny lineage fitness genetic dead end cross breed livebearing hybridization
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
relative consequence animal
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
baby bastard child firstborn grandchild successor hatchling orphan young mammal young bird spat young fish

Origin

The word offspring comes directly from Old English, where it originally meant "descendants" or "posterity." It is formed by combining the prefix of- with spring, and this construction traveled into Middle English without changing its core meaning before entering modern usage.

Rhyming Words
ing ging ying sing ling xing ting zing fing hing qing ving ring jing ping king ning oing ding ming
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