offspring
noun /ˈɒfsprɪŋ/
/ˈɔːfsprɪŋ/
(plural offspring)
(formal or humorous)- a child of a particular person or couple
- the problems parents have with their teenage offspring
- to produce/raise offspring
- the young of an animal or plant
- Female badgers may give birth to as many as five offspring.
- The beast was believed to be the offspring of a panther.
Word OriginOld English ofspring (see off, spring).