Offspring
Offspring noun - The descendants of a person, animal, or plant.
Usage example: the couple celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary surrounded by three generations of offspring
Spawn
Spawn noun - The descendants of a person, animal, or plant.
Usage example: sometimes I think those little brats are the spawn of Satan himself
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Advice and Trust: When Rei meets Kaworu, she wants to destroy him because the spawn of Adam and the children of Lilith cannot coexist, ergo he's a threat to her offspring and her loved ones (Shinji and Asuka).
Source: Screw Destiny -
Screw Destiny: When Rei faces Kaworu, she wants to destroy him because the spawn of Adam and the children of Lilith cannot coexist, ergo he's a threat to her offspring (and, particularly, her loved ones).
Source: Fanfic / Advice and Trust -
They also spawn in great numbers, consume their own tadpoles, and both work their semi-intelligent older offspring like slaves and allow them to die left and right.
Source: Deliberate Values Dissonance
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