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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These lists can serve as inspiration for expecting 2025 parents, but some use this roundup as a guide for what not to name their future offspring, as to avoid having 10 different Isabella’s in their kiddo’s Kindergarten class.
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Sophie Liza Cannon, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
Isaacs took to social media to champion the return of his movie offspring (aka Felton as Draco).
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 10 June 2025
The London planetree, the most common street tree in New York, is particularly known for its resilience and fast growth rate, and any of its offspring could quickly find a toehold in a deteriorating asphalt parking lot.
—Sarah Durn, Popular Science, 5 June 2025
These characters, such as Draculaura (daughter of Dracula), Frankie Stein (daughter of Frankenstein’s monster), Clawdeen Wolf (daughter of the Werewolf) and Cleo de Nile (daughter of the Mummy), are designed to reflect the diverse and unique offspring of classic monster figures.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 4 June 2025
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Sophie Liza Cannon, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
Isaacs took to social media to champion the return of his movie offspring (aka Felton as Draco).
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 10 June 2025
The London planetree, the most common street tree in New York, is particularly known for its resilience and fast growth rate, and any of its offspring could quickly find a toehold in a deteriorating asphalt parking lot.
—Sarah Durn, Popular Science, 5 June 2025
These characters, such as Draculaura (daughter of Dracula), Frankie Stein (daughter of Frankenstein’s monster), Clawdeen Wolf (daughter of the Werewolf) and Cleo de Nile (daughter of the Mummy), are designed to reflect the diverse and unique offspring of classic monster figures.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 4 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for offspring
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The hanging fruits had been emblazoned with the letters of the Black sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Inc.—
Veronica Hilbring,
Essence.com,
11 July 2017
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My feeling is generally in the case of summer fruit pies, if things are in season and at their peak bounty, why be skimpy?—
Rick Martinez,
Bon Appetit,
8 July 2017
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Now Professor De Kai approaches our technological progeny not as tools, but as entities shaped by our actions.—
Robert C. Wolcott,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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Their racecar-driving progeny has been a solid driver in the Cup Series for nine years, but this was only his sixth win.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
26 May 2025
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Pelinka also engineered the splendid undrafted free agent signing that was Austin Reaves, which led to the Lakers finishing this season as the third seed in the West.—
Bill Plaschke,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2025
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The Packers failed to build on their terrific finish to the 2023 campaign, settled for the No. 7 seed in the NFC playoffs, and lost a Wild Card game to eventual Super Bowl champion Philadelphia.—
Rob Reischel,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
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When the photographer Víctor Zea was a child living in Lima, Peru, he was taught an Inca myth of origin.—
Ana Karina Zatarain,
New Yorker,
21 June 2025
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The House bill temporarily boosts the child tax credit to $2,500 for the 2025 through 2028 tax years, roughly the length of President Donald Trump’s second term.—
Kevin Freking,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2025
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The Goncalves family blasted the plea deal Monday evening on social media.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
1 July 2025
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Her name was not released pending notification of her family.—
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 July 2025
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Luiz likens her work to digging through trash to get a fuller picture of what life used to be like, then documenting that for posterity.—
Elizabeth Hernandez,
Denver Post,
20 June 2025
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The signs section of the site is the most captivating, being organized by state and preserving for posterity the buzzing neon signs of places such as the Choo-Choo, in Des Plaines, Illinois, and Bingo’s Motel, in Wakefield, Michigan.—
Air Mail,
Air Mail,
31 May 2025
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“Offspring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/offspring. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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