Look up: offspring

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   offspring
   (Life processes and cells) A new human, animal or plant that is created as a result of reproduction.
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   offspring
   [n] - the immediate descendants of a person 2. [n] - something that comes into existence as a result
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   Offspring
   Offspring: The offspring are strictly speaking the progeny, or young, born to a person. In a larger sense, the offspring are collectively all of the descendants, brood or family. For example, the offspring of someone with a genetic (inherited) condition such as Huntington disease are themselves at risk for the disease. 'Offspring' springs from the ...
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   Offspring
   Off'spring` noun sing. & plural [ Off + spring .] 1. The act of production; generation. [ Obsolete] 2. That which is produced; a child or children; a descendant or descendants, however remote from the stock. « To the gods alone Our future offspring and our wives are known.» Dryden. 3. Origin; lineage; family. [ Obsolete] Fairfax ...
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   offspring
   noun 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`
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   offspring
   progeny noun the immediate descendants of a person; `she was the mother of many offspring`; `he died without issue`
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   Offspring
   In biology, `offspring` are the product of reproduction, a new organism produced by one or more parents. Collective offspring may be known as a `brood` or `progeny` in a more general way. This can refer to a set of simultaneous offspring, such as the chicks hatched from one clutch of eggs, or to all the offspring, as with the honeybee. Human offspring (descendants) are referred to as `children` (without reference to age, thus one can refer to a...
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   Offspring
   • (n.sing. & pl.) Origin; lineage; family. • (n.sing. & pl.) The act of production; generation. • (n.sing. & pl.) That which is produced; a child or children; a descendant or descendants, however remote from the stock.
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   offspring
   
   1. the immediate descendants of a person
   2. something that comes into existence as a result
   3. any immature animal
   
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