Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - offspring
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Offspring
offspring
noun (plural ~; also ~s) Etymology: Middle English ofspring, from Old English, from of off + springan to spring Date: before 12th century 1. a. the product of the reproductive processes of an animal or plant ; young, progeny b. child 2. a. product, result scholarly manuscripts—the labored ~s of PhDs — Donna Martin b. offshoot 1a
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n. (pl. same) 1 a person's child or children or descendant(s). 2 an animal's young or descendant(s). 3 a result. Etymology: OE ofspring f. OF from + springan SPRING v. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
3.
1. отпрыск, потомок he is the offspring of a great scientist —- он потомок великого ученого 2. потомки our achievements should be appreciated by the offspring —- наши достижения (о людях и животных) 3. продукт; результат; плод, детище the law of nations is the offspring of modern times —- международное право является продуктом современности 4. физ. вторичная частица ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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5.
(offspring) You can refer to a person’s children or to an animal’s young as their offspring. (FORMAL) Eleanor was now less anxious about her offspring than she had once been. N-COUNT: oft with poss ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ n plural offspring 1 someone's child or children (one of her numerous offspring) 2 an animal's baby or babies ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
7.
- O.E. ofspring "children or young collectively, descendants," lit. "those who spring off someone," from off + springan "to spring." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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