OFFSPRING Definition & Meaning

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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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�y��vlog 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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The eaglets hatched in early March and are offspring of Big Bear’s famous bald eagle couple, Jackie and Shadow.

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Small puma populations have been isolated by the freeway, and their offspring were showing signs of birth defects.

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For a week, viewers watched as father Shadow and mother Jackie fed and tended to their seemingly healthy offspring, accurately described on the camera’s Facebook page as “fluff balls of adorability.”

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“Jackie and Shadow are insulated and waterproof,” Steers said, and their body temperature of 105 degrees will keep their offspring plenty warm.

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The wee one won’t arrive until Season 11 when the adults will find themselves outnumbered by those three offspring, brand owner Hasbro said in a release.

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