offspring
/ˈɔfˌsprɪŋ/
noun
- The child or young of a person, animal, or plant.
- The lioness carefully watched over her offspring as they played in the grass.
- They are proud of their offspring, who just graduated from college.
- The oak tree produces thousands of acorns, each a potential new offspring.
- A result or product of something (often used figuratively).
- This painting is the offspring of the artist's imagination.
- The treaty was the offspring of long diplomatic negotiations.
- The new smartphone is the offspring of years of research and development.
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