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What is the Latin root word for child or offspring?

The Latin root word for child or offspring is "proles".

This root appears in many English words related to offspring, such as:

* Progeny: Descendants, offspring.

* Proliferate: To reproduce rapidly and abundantly.

* Prolific: Producing offspring or fruit abundantly.

* Proletariat: The working class, originally those who only had children as their wealth.

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