offspring
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.
Origin of offspring
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How to use offspring in a sentence
No more will his edifying example dictate to his numerous offsprings the sweetness of virtue and the majesty of patriotism.
Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution | L. Carroll JudsonIt is one of those rare offsprings of genius which occasionally delight the lovers of a simple and pure literature.
He could not believe all of them the offsprings of this destitute pair, and he voiced his idea as he knelt by the pallet.
The Man from Jericho | Edwin Carlile LitseyThe present state of social morality is mirrored in the number of illegitimate offsprings.
This kiss re-echoed afterwards in the poet's mind, and vibrated in all the poetical offsprings of his genius.
Hebrew Humor and other Essays | Joseph Chotzner
British Dictionary definitions for offspring
/ (ˈɒfˌsprɪŋ) /
the immediate descendant or descendants of a person, animal, etc; progeny
a product, outcome, or result
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