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off·spring    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.
[Origin: bef. 950; ME; OE ofspring; see off, of1, spring (v.)]
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off·spring    Audio Help   (ôf'sprĭng', ŏf'-)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   pl. offspring
  1. The progeny or descendants of a person, animal, or plant considered as a group.
  2. A child of particular parentage.
  3. A result; a product.


[Middle English ofspring, from Old English : of, off; see off + springan, to rise.]

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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
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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] 

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American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

off·spring (ôfsprng)
n.

  1. The progeny or descendants of a person, an animal, or a plant considered as a group.
  2. A child of particular parentage.

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Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

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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