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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. to cause something new, or many…. Learn more.
The meaning of SPAWN is to deposit or fertilize spawn. How to use spawn in a sentence.
Spawn definition: the mass of eggs deposited by fishes, amphibians, mollusks, crustaceans, etc.. See examples of SPAWN used in a sentence.
SPAWN meaning: 1. the eggs of fish, frogs, etc. 2. a young animal or child: 3. to cause something new, or many…. Learn more.
noun. 1. the mass of eggs deposited by fish, amphibians, or molluscs. 2. often derogatory. offspring, product, or yield. 3. botany the nontechnical name for mycelium. verb. 4. (of fish, amphibians, etc) to produce or deposit (eggs) 5. often derogatory.
Definition of spawn verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more. Toggle navigation
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. v.intr.
