offspring

noun

ˈȯf-ˌspriŋ How to pronounce offspring (audio)
Definition of offspringnext
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 His predecessor, Gino, fathered 14 offspring across multiple states over his lifetime, according to Disney. — Eve Chen, USA Today, 30 July 2026 And to have another female voice that isn’t my offspring doing it would’ve been pointless. — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 28 July 2026 The sterile male flies mated with fertile female flies, but the interactions didn’t produce offspring, decreasing the overall fly population. — Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 24 July 2026 Fans have watched as Jackie and her longtime mate, Shadow, have tragically lost eggs and offspring, and also successfully raised eaglets to leave the nest, 120 feet up a Jeffrey pine with a commanding view of Big Bear Lake. — Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for offspring
Recent Examples of Synonyms for offspring
  1. fruit
  2. progeny
  3. seed
  4. child
  5. family
  6. posterity
Noun
  • Around the age of 10 I was enrolled in a community art class where, on the first day, we were instructed to sketch a bowl of fruit placed on a table in front of us.
    — Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Their sustainable food and beverage operations include harvesting fruit and vegetables from their on-site pesticide-free garden and their ongoing relationships with local farmers.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of fruit
Noun
  • Two rising progeny of big names sharing space on a call sheet would be surreal enough, but the series that small screen impresario Ryan Murphy adapted from the novel by Bret Easton Ellis goes one step further.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 30 July 2026
  • Only in these United States can the progeny of people once portrayed as parasites and invaders side with those making the same argument about the latest batch of newcomers.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
Definition of progeny
Noun
  • Success, no matter how stupendous, harbors within it the seed of potential failure if taken for granted and not built upon.
    — Naazneen Karmali, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Save time on cooking prep by picking up this cut of Angus beef that’s marinating in a sesame-teriyaki sauce, which includes soy sauce, honey, and sesame seeds.
    — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of seed
Noun
  • The dogs played such a significant role in the King and Camilla’s lives that the latter had a sketch of her dogs embroidered on her coronation dress along with the names of her children and grandchildren.
    — Audrey Schmidt, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026
  • One Houthi attack on Thursday injured 11 civilians, including a 4-year-old child, according to the Saudi military.
    — Fatma Khaled, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of child
Noun
  • Fashion, beauty, hospitality, entertainment and luxury are increasingly part of the commercial ecosystem surrounding the sport, while brands including Disney and LEGO are using F1 Academy to reach women, families and younger consumers.
    — Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • In the new science-fiction mystery The End of Oak Street, Hathaway stars alongside Ewan McGregor as a couple whose family comes face-to-face with dinosaurs in their neighborhood.
    — Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of family
Noun
  • Cronenberg is right that artists need not create with posterity in mind, but for a contemporary oracle such as Charli, the concerns of the present do merit consideration.
    — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026
  • Moreover, in recognition of the fact that a person not a nation actually directs the film, the director’s name and not the country’s will be engraved for posterity on the statuette plaque.
    — Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 18 July 2026
Definition of posterity

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