spawn
The numerous eggs of an aquatic organismThe numerous eggs of an aquatic organism.
Recorded UK: Speaker: Vealhurl Recorder: Vealhurl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
» Some fish swim upstream to spawn.
Einige Fische schwimmen zum Laichen stromaufwärts. — Melang
frpzzd · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
6 senses(countable, uncountable)The numerous eggs of an aquatic organism.
Laich, Fischlaich, Froschlaich
икра́ikrá
(countable, uncountable)Mushroom mycelium prepared for (aided) propagation.
Myzelfäden
грибни́цаgribníca, мице́лийmicélij, спораspora
(countable, uncountable)Any germ or seed, even a figurative source.
This dreadful idea is the spawn of a large business conglomerate.
Ausgeburt, Ausgeburt des Teufels
пото́мствоpotómstvo, вы́водокvývodok, порожде́ниеporoždénije
Any germ or seed, even a figurative source.
(countable, derogatory, often, uncountable)Children; offspring.
(countable, uncountable)The buds or branches produced from underground stems.
(countable, uncountable)Synonym of spawn point.
- the mass of eggs deposited by fish or amphibians or molluscs
Examples
25 sentencesSome fish swim upstream to spawn.
deEinige Fische schwimmen zum Laichen stromaufwärts. — Melang
What might a planet need to spawn life?
ruЧто может потребоваться планете для зарождения жизни? — corvard
deWas könnte ein Planet brauchen, um Leben entstehen zu lassen? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The salmon swim upstream to their spawning grounds.
Salmon return to their original birthplace to spawn.
This open source code spawned hundreds of projects.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 3
Origin
From Middle English spawne, from the verb (see above).From Middle English spawne, from the verb (see above).
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Forms
plural: spawn / spawnsSynonyms
1 synonymsWord family
14 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.