as in fruit
the descendants of a person, animal, or plant
the racehorse's offspring all proved to be very good racers as well the couple celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary surrounded by three generations of offspring
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Recent Examples of offspring
Somehow, the queen can delete her own nuclear DNA and produce offspring that rely almost entirely on the sperm’s DNA.
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Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
Also spotted hanging out with the aforementioned Romy Mars at the launch of Sofia Coppola’s new Chanel Haute Couture publication, could this be a sign that the band of TikTok-literate offspring is recruiting for its newest members?
—Olivia Allen, Vogue, 12 Sep. 2025
Unlike Maury, some canine fathers are interested in their offspring.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Adverse prenatal environments change how neurons in the hippocampus develop, leaving offspring more sensitive to threats in adulthood.
—New Atlas, 11 Sep. 2025
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The Obama Presidential Center was conceptualized as a campus, including a museum, library, athletic facility, and fruit and vegetable gardens to act as a community space in commemoration of the 44th president of the United States.—
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Mornings taste better with a fresh fruit smoothie and sunrise on your deck, and the always smiling and hospitable resort staff keeps the surprises coming—maybe a floating breakfast one day or champagne at dusk the next.—
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Johnny Carson rarely had to deal with such stuff, but his progeny have grappled with it with increasing frequency.—
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The progeny of football's most famous quarterback family, Manning is currently the favorite to win this year's Heisman Trophy and is already being talked about as a future No. 1 overall pick in the NFL Draft — despite having thrown fewer than 100 passes in his collegiate career to date.—
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Chia Seeds Chia seeds offer a balanced mix of protein, carbohydrates, and fat, which supports a sustained cascade of energy throughout the day.—
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Pests, disease, and weather can all play a part in unsightly stretches of brown grass, and tossing some grass seed over the area may not be the answer.—
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The families would go to fundraisers and other events together, and all of their children came along, because nobody had babysitters.—
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Next, brother and sister duo Itsuki (Joey Iwanaga) and Yuna (Akana Ikeda) are lured on a path that sees Yuna happily married with a child.—
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Has the cost of housing weighed on your—or your family members'—decision to have children?—
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Decades after Sam Cooke sang about a shift on the horizon, his family and supporters are making sure that promise remains alive.—
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Lassauce succeeded and was rewarded with triumphant cheers from his fellow marine biologists on the boat, who knew full well the rarity of what had just been documented for posterity.—
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Now, once more for posterity … Micah Parsons.—
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“Offspring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/offspring. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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