n. pl. offspring 1. The organism or organisms resulting from sexual or asexual reproduction. 2. A child or children of a parent or parents: the offspring of Zeus and Leto. 3. The result or product of something: "the glaciers, the offspring of the gentle snow" (John Muir). |
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