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offspring

[awf-spring, of-] / ˈɔfˌsprɪŋ, ˈɒf- /


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In an unprecedented display of extended parenting, the two white-tailed parents skipped a year's breeding season to continue to tend for their year-old offspring.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

Billed as a sequel series premiering Sept. 24, a Wayne offspring is our anchor for the freshman class at Hillman College, the show’s fictional historically Black college based in Virginia.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 2026

Foo said he doesn’t know how many years the orange-winged cicadas need to spend underground—he estimated between two and six—meaning next year’s bugs may be the offspring of adults from several years prior.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 30, 2026

By the time female rotifers reach advanced ages, they have already produced most of their offspring.

From Science Daily Aug. 19, 2026

“The one up on the roof. Scrappy. But we will want to mate it if we can get our hands on a male. And any offspring will be ours; that has to be absolutely understood.”

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick

It sticks out like a sore thumb among the Camden Yards offsprings that followed.

From Washington Times Feb. 16, 2023

Internal fertilization leads to more genetic variations and increases the survival rates of offsprings.

From Textbooks Jun. 9, 2022

He deduced that the imperfect offsprings were younger ones who had spent less time in their mother’s womb—a direct consequence of superfetation.

From Scientific American Apr. 27, 2011

Toys R Us' "Fabulous 15" top picks includes Monster High dolls, offsprings to famous monster characters, and Hasbro's Cuponk, a game that challenges players to master ball-and-cup tricks using a wall.

From Reuters Sep. 21, 2010

No more will his edifying example dictate to his numerous offsprings the sweetness of virtue and the majesty of patriotism.

From Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution by L. Carroll Judson




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