Noun offspring has 3 senses
  1. offspring, progeny, issue - the immediate descendants of a person; "she was the mother of many offspring"; "he died without issue"
    --1 is a kind of relative, relation
    --1 has particulars:
     baby; bastard, by-blow, love child, illegitimate child, illegitimate, whoreson; child, kid; firstborn, eldest; grandchild; successor, heir
  2. offspring, materialization, materialisation - something that comes into existence as a result; "industrialism prepared the way for acceptance of the French Revolution's various socialistic offspring"; "this skyscraper is the solid materialization of his efforts"
    --2 is a kind of consequence, effect, outcome, result, event, issue, upshot
  3. young, offspring - any immature animal
    --3 is a kind of animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna
    --3 has particulars:
     hatchling; orphan; young mammal; young bird; spat; young fish
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