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offspring

[awf-spring, of-]

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noun

plural

offspring, offsprings

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

/ ˈɒ��ˌ��ɪŋ /

noun

the immediate descendant or descendants of a person, animal, etc; progeny
a product, outcome, or result

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Word History and Origins

Origin of offspring¹

First recorded before 950; Middle English; Old English ofspring; off, of ¹, spring (in the sense “to descend from”)

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Both of these strains are technically still in the WHO’s Greek letter “Omicron” family, which now contains thousands of offspring.

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At least three wolves comprise the Ishi pack; it’s not clear if one is the offspring of the other two.

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Almost all the converts I meet have opted to home-school their offspring, partly because they believe women should prioritise their families rather than their careers.

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But in Ancient Egypt, vultures, recognized as caring parents to their offspring, were identified with motherhood.

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With his marriage to Evelyn, Mr Molala has informally adopted her children, bringing the total number of his offspring to 13.

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