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A person's daughter or son; a person's child.
- We are the offspring of Italian immigrants.
- 2
Any of a person's descendants, including of further generations.
- 3
An animal or plant's progeny or young.
- In plants, the ability to recognize self from nonself plays an important role in fertilization, because self-fertilization will result in less diverse offspring than fertilization with pollen from another individual.
- 4
Anything produced; the result of an entity's efforts.figuratively
- Artists often treasure their works as their immortal offspring.
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A process launched by another process.
ant. genitor · parent · progenitor · father · mother · ancestors · forbear · forebear