offspring

Example Sentences

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While that brings its own difficulties, not least with his offspring, Mr Sidhu's weekly accounts start reporting mysterious losses and his faith in community - and theirs in him - is seriously tested.

From BBC

A familiar example of this concept, known as indirect genetic effects, occurs when a mother's genes influence her offspring's growth or immune system through the environment she provides.

From Science Daily

The declaration triggered a flood of messages from people claiming to be his offspring, Durov has said.

From The Wall Street Journal

"The tradeoff between quantity and quality is all around. It's in the food you eat, the books you read, the offspring you want to raise," Matte said.

From Science Daily

In October, orangutan mother Kalim had a baby offspring from father Isim, raising the number of Bornean orangutans at the zoo to seven.

From Los Angeles Times