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offspring definition

off·spring (-spriŋ′)

noun pl. offspring -·spring′ or offsprings -·springs′

  1. a child or animal as related to its parent
  2. a descendant or descendants collectively; progeny
  3. a product, outcome, or result

Etymology: ME ofspring < OE: see off & spring

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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