Definition of "offspring" []

• The progeny or descendants of a person, animal, or plant considered as a group. (noun)
• A child of particular parentage. (noun)
• A result; a product. (noun)

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• "As the result, the level of intelligence in offspring is (more or less) normally — i.e., "bell curve" — distributed among the offspring, with the average being the AVERAGE OF THE average of the parents 'intelligence and the racial average."
• "* In primitive conditions, given the unsually demanding task (compared to other mammals) of raising human babies, paternal investment in offspring is required."
• "When you help to give birth, the health and welfare of the offspring is always of great interest."