noun
offspring
OFSP-rihng
noun
1
A person's child, or an animal's or plant's young.
"The couple raised their offspring in the countryside."
"The mother bird fed her offspring several times a day."
How to Use Offspring
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA child or young — the direct product of a parent, whether human, animal, or plant.
Common pairings
produce offspring
her offspring
the offspring of
Word Forms
offspring plural, offsprings plural
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Etymology
From Old English ofspring, formed from off- plus spring, in the sense of something that "springs from" a parent.