{
    "term": "offspring",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a child of a particular person or couple",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the problems parents have with their teenage offspring"
                },
                {
                    "text": "to **produce/raise offspring**"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the young of an animal or plant",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Female badgers may give birth to as many as five offspring."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The beast was believed to be the offspring of a panther."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈɒfsprɪŋ/",
                "audio": "of/offspring/offspring__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈɔːfsprɪŋ/",
                "audio": "of/offspring/offspring__us_1_rr.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English ofspring (see off, spring)."
}