/awf"spring', of"-/ , n. , pl. offspring, offsprings .
1. children or young of a particular parent or progenitor.
2. a child or animal in relation to its parent or parents.
3. a descendant.
4. descendants collectively.
5. the product, result, or effect of something: the offspring of an inventive mind.
[ bef. 950; ME; OE ofspring; see OFF, OF 1 , SPRING (V.) ]