offspring

UK: /ˈɒfsprɪŋ/ US: /ˈɔfˌsprɪŋ, ˈɑf-/ ,(ôf′spring′, of′-)

Inflections of 'offspring' (n):

offspring

npl

offsprings

npl (Rare)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

off•spring /ˈɔfˌsprɪŋ, ˈɑf-/   n. [countable] , pl. -spring. 

1. children or young of a particular parent;
   descendants.
2. a child or animal in relation to its parent or parents.
3. product;
   result:
   That device is the offspring of her inventive mind.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

off•spring  (ôf′spring′, of′-), n., pl. -spring, -springs. 

1. children or young of a particular parent or progenitor.
2. a child or animal in relation to its parent or parents.
3. a descendant.
4. descendants collectively.
5. the product, result, or effect of something:
   the offspring of an inventive mind.

• bef. 950; Middle English; Old English ofspring; see off, of¹, spring (verb, verbal)

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

offspring / ˈɒfˌsprɪŋ/ noun

1. the immediate descendant or descendants of a person, animal, etc; progeny
2. a product, outcome, or result