"offspring" meaning in English

See offspring in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɒfsprɪŋ/ [UK], /ˈɔfsprɪŋ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-offspring.wav [UK] Forms: offspring [singular], offsprings or offspring [plural]
enPR: äfʹsprĭng [US] Etymology: off- + spring Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|off|spring}} off- + spring Head templates: {{noun|3=offspring}} [POS TABLE]
  1. An offspring is either the sons, daughters, or immediate descendants of a human, animal or plant.
    Sense id: simple-offspring-en-noun-~osuIvzH
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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