ofspring

Noun

offspring (plural offspring or (computing, otherwise nonstandard) offsprings)

1. A person's daughter or son; a person's child.
   • We are the offspring of Italian immigrants.

   Synonyms:

   baby, babies, child, children, fruit of one's loins, issue, get, kid, kids

2. Any of a person's descendants, including of further generations.

   Synonyms:

   binary clone, descendants, fruit of one's loins, get, lineage, progeny, seed

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.2013 May-June, Katrina G. Claw, “Rapid Evolution in Eggs and Sperm”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3
4. (figuratively) Anything produced; the result of an entity's efforts.
   • Artists often treasure their works as their immortal offspring.
5. A process launched by another process.