AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Human offspring (descendants) are referred to as children (without reference to age, thus one can refer to a parent’s “minor children” or “adult children” or “infant children” or “teenage children” depending on their age); male children are sons and female children are daughters (see kinship).

Detailed explanation-2: -This is basically another word for children. Baby horses, gorillas, lizards, and humans are all offspring. A woman who gives birth to quadruplets suddenly has a lot of offspring. But this word isn’t limited to biological creations-you could say that a project you’ve been laboring over is your offspring.

Detailed explanation-3: -You can refer to a person’s children or to an animal’s young as their offspring.

Detailed explanation-4: -offspring in American English 1. children or young of a particular parent or progenitor. 2. a child or animal in relation to its parent or parents.

Detailed explanation-5: -Children or young one are called offspring. It is the product of the reproduction processes. Offspring can be produced either by the single organism or as a result of sexual reproduction.