Offspring

Offspring is the product of biological reproduction. Humans refer to their offspring as children, which depending on their gender, are referred to as either sons or daughters.

Some species offspring are hatched from eggs, such as birds, reptiles, amphibians, insects and fish.

Most mammal species, including humans, produce offspring through sexual reproduction, in which the male inseminates the female, thereby fertilizing the egg cell, leading directly to pregnancy. Mammals generally have live birth while other animal types lay their eggs, keep them warm, and are hatched later.

Hybrid offspring
A hybrid is the offspring of two distinct species. Such a being could come into existence by two sexually compatible parents. For example, they must at least be physiologically similar for offspring to to be produced from such a union. For example, if both sexual partners are humanoid mammals, chances are better for both species to produce offspring, although this isn't necessarily always the case, as no doubt some species regardless of how similar may be completely incompatible.

A Tamaranean is capable of being impregnated by a human, and numerous accounts have shown that Olympians are capable of impregnating humans as well. Hercules and Helen of Troy are both half human/half Olympian.

Attributes of offspring and their parents
Many species take care of their offspring, even chickens and other birds take care of their chicks, making sure they are safe while developing. Humans provide clothing for their children, and provide food, drink and shelter. Education is also often provided for children in most human communities.

Most small children love animals, toys, and candy. Many small children are also quite mischievous.

Parents protecting their offspring from harm is common as well although there are some that wish to do them harm, whether by kidnapping or assaulting them or even going as far as sexually abusing or murdering them. This however is not the type of treatment of children that is typical, especially by their own parents, nevertheless, such conduct does exist.

Bullying is another common part of childhood. Such trauma a child faces from such things could lead them to making bad decisions, especially when growing up. A teenage Lex Luthor had lost his hair because of something that Superboy did on an accident, but the trauma lead him to becoming the supervillain he was in his later life.

The teenage years are an increasingly complicated part of a human child's life. Many youths around this age have been known to engage in a variety of inappropriate behavior, which could in part be the fault of the parent for not disciplining their children correctly. Such behavior includes vandalism, bullying (as previously mentioned) joyriding, dangerous group initiations, sex, drag racing, hate crimes, running away from home and pulling dangerous pranks. As seen in Dangerous Prank.

Orphans
There are many children who were orphaned at an early age, and were taken in by others who raised them. When Dick Grayson's parents; John and Mary Grayson, were murdered during a trapeze act. Another orphan named Bruce Wayne, who is secretly the famed Caped Crusader known as Batman, adopted the young boy and raised him as his own son. He also trained him, taught him how to be a masked crimefighter like him. He became Robin the Boy Wonder. The two of them together became the Dynamic Duo.

Kal-El was also raised by foster parents, Jonathan and Martha Kent They named him Clark, which was Martha's maiden name.