In many bird species, both parents share the responsibility of feeding their offspring until they fledge.
在许多鸟类中，父母双方共同承担喂养后代直到它们羽翼丰满的责任。
- Gene drives are a genetic engineering technique that increases the likelihood a particular gene will be passed to offspring, far beyond the normal 50% chance.
From a Rhetorical Synthesis question · Expression of Ideas
Which choice best defines “offspring”?
B — A person's child or children. “offspring” means a person's child or children.
Which word means “a person's child or children”?
B — offspring. “offspring” means a person's child or children.
offspring — a person's child or children. In Chinese: 子女，后代.
offspring is pronounced /ˈɒfsprɪŋ/.
In many bird species, both parents share the responsibility of feeding their offspring until they fledge. (在许多鸟类中，父母双方共同承担喂养后代直到它们羽翼丰满的责任。)
children, descendants, progeny — all close in meaning to offspring (a person's child or children).
parents, ancestors — each the opposite of offspring (a person's child or children).
Yes. offspring is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.