offspring Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the immediate descendants of a person
    progeny; issue.
    • she was the mother of many offspring
    • he died without issue
  2. noun something that comes into existence as a result
    materialisation; materialization.
    • industrialism prepared the way for acceptance of the French Revolution's various socialistic offspring
    • this skyscraper is the solid materialization of his efforts
  3. noun any immature animal
    young.

WordNet


Off"spring` noun singular & plural
Etymology
Off + spring.
Definitions
  1. The act of production; generation. Obs.
  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. Obs. Fairfax.

Webster 1913