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- Dictionaryspawn/spɔːn/
verb
- 1. (of a fish, frog, mollusc, crustacean, etc.) release or deposit eggs: "the fish spawn among fine-leaved plants"
- 2. (of a person) produce (offspring): derogatory "why had she married a man who could spawn a boy like that?"
noun
- 1. the eggs of fish, frogs, etc.: "the fish covers its spawn with gravel"
- 2. the product or offspring of a person or place: derogatory "the spawn of Satan"
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SPAWN definition: 1. the eggs of fish, frogs, etc. 2. a young animal or child: 3. characters or objects that appear…. Learn more.
The meaning of SPAWN is to deposit or fertilize spawn. How to use spawn in a sentence.
Sep 23, 2015 · SPAWN meaning: 1. the eggs of fish, frogs, etc. 2. a young animal or child: 3. characters or objects that appear…. Learn more.
Technically, the mass of small eggs laid by animals like fish, frogs, mollusks is called spawn. But the word has been borrowed to mean offspring, or the act of making them in general. When someone is in league with the devil, a preacher might refer to them as “Satan’s spawn.”
Spawn is a soft, jelly-like substance containing the eggs of fish, or of animals such as frogs. ...her passion for collecting frog spawn. Synonyms: offspring, issue, product, seed [mainly biblical] More Synonyms of spawn. 2. verb. When fish or animals such as frogs spawn, they lay their eggs.
n. 1. The eggs of aquatic animals such as bivalve mollusks, fishes, and amphibians. 2. Offspring, especially when occurring in large numbers. 3. A product or an outcome: the spawn of a prodigious imagination. 4. Mycelia of mushrooms or other fungi grown in specially prepared organic matter for planting in beds. v. spawned, spawn·ing, spawns.
Definition of spawn verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
