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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024spawn /spɔn/USA pronunciation n. - Zoology[uncountable] the mass of eggs deposited in the water by fishes and other creatures that live in the water.
- any person or thing thought of as the offspring of some other thing, idea, etc.:[countable]The evil being was the devil's spawn.
v. - Zoology to lay eggs or deposit sperm directly into the water:[no object]Salmon swim upriver to their birthplaces in order to spawn.
- [~ + object]
- to produce (spawn).
- to produce (a large number):to spawn thousands of little creatures.
- to give rise to;
generate:[~ + object]His disappearance spawned many rumors.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024spawn (spôn),USA pronunciation n. - Zoologythe mass of eggs deposited by fishes, amphibians, mollusks, crustaceans, etc.
- Fungi[Mycol.]the mycelium of mushrooms, esp. of the species grown for the market.
- a swarming brood;
numerous progeny. - (used with a sing. or pl. v.) any person or thing regarded as the offspring of some stock, idea, etc.
v.i. - Zoologyto deposit eggs or sperm directly into the water, as fishes.
v.t. - Zoologyto produce (spawn).
- to give birth to;
give rise to:His sudden disappearance spawned many rumors. - to produce in large number.
- Botanyto plant with mycelium.
- Anglo-French espaundre (Old French espandre) to expand
- Middle English spawnen (verb, verbal), probably 1350–1400
- 7.See corresponding entry in Unabridged engender, generate, yield, beget.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: spawn /spɔːn/ n - the mass of eggs deposited by fish, amphibians, or molluscs
- often derogatory offspring, product, or yield
- the nontechnical name for mycelium
vb - (of fish, amphibians, etc) to produce or deposit (eggs)
- often derogatory (of people) to produce (offspring)
- (transitive) to produce or engender
Etymology: 14th Century: from Anglo-Norman espaundre, from Old French spandre to spread out, expandˈspawner n |