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off·spring
Audio Help [awf-spring, of-] Pronunciation Key
Audio Help [awf-spring, of-] Pronunciation Key –noun, plural -spring, -springs.
| 1. | children or young of a particular parent or progenitor. |
| 2. | a child or animal in relation to its parent or parents. |
| 3. | a descendant. |
| 4. | descendants collectively. |
| 5. | the product, result, or effect of something: the offspring of an inventive mind. |
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offspring
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Audio Help (ôf'sprĭng', ŏf'-) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. offspring
[Middle English ofspring, from Old English : of, off; see off + springan, to rise.] |
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offspring
O.E. ofspring "children or young collectively, descendants," lit. "those who spring off (someone,)" from off + springan "to spring" (see spring (v.)). The fig. sense is first recorded 1609.
| Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper |
| offspring | |
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 [syn: young] |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
- The progeny or descendants of a person, an animal, or a plant considered as a group.
- A child of particular parentage.
| The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
Main Entry: off·spring
Pronunciation: 'of-"spri[ng]
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural offspring also offsprings
: the progeny of an animal or plant : YOUNG
| Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc. |
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