First Known Use: before 12th century
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offspring
noun off·spring \ˈȯf-ˌspriŋ\
: a person's child
: the young of an animal or plant
plural offspring also offsprings
Full Definition of OFFSPRING
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Origin of OFFSPRING
Middle English ofspring, from Old English, from of off + springan to spring
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Rhymes with OFFSPRING
Anqing, backswing, Baoding, bedspring, Beijing, bi-swing, bitewing, bowstring, bullring, Chongqing, clearwing, downswing, drawstring, D ring, earring, first-string, forewing, G-string, greenwing, growth ring, hairspring, hamstring, handspring, headspring, heartstring, hind wing, hot spring, Kunming, lacewing, lapwing, latchstring, left-wing, mainspring, Nanjing, Nan Ling, Nanning, O-ring, plaything, redwing, right-wing, seal ring, shoestring, slip ring, sure thing, unsling, unstring, upspring, upswing, waxwing, wellspring, whitewing, wingding, Xining
OFFSPRINGS Defined for Kids
offspring
noun off·spring \ˈȯf-ˌspriŋ\
plural offspring also off·springs
Definition of OFFSPRING for Kids
: the young of a person, animal, or plant
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offspring
noun off·spring \ˈȯf-ˌspriŋ\
plural offspring also offsprings
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