offspring

noun

Etymology: From Middle English ofspring, from Old English ofspring (“offspring, descendants, posterity”), equivalent to off- + spring. Compare Icelandic afspringur (“offspring”). More at off, spring.

1. A person's daughter or son; a person's child.

   “We are the offspring of Italian immigrants.”

2. Any of a person's descendants, including of further generations.
3. An animal or plant's progeny or young.

   “In plants, the ability to recognize self from nonself plays an important role in fertilization, because self-fertilization will result in less diverse offspring than fertilization with pollen from another individual.”

4. Anything produced; the result of an entity's efforts.

   “Artists often treasure their works as their immortal offspring.”

5. A process launched by another process.