'Spawn' definitions:

Definition of 'spawn'

(from WordNet)
noun
The mass of eggs deposited by fish or amphibians or molluscs
verb
Call forth [syn: engender, breed, spawn]
verb
Lay spawn; "The salmon swims upstream to spawn"

Definition of 'Spawn'

From: GCIDE
  • Spawn \Spawn\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spawned; p. pr. & vb. n. Spawning.] [OE. spanen, OF. espandre, properly, to shed, spread, L. expandere to spread out. See Expand.]
  • 1. To produce or deposit (eggs), as fishes or frogs do. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To bring forth; to generate; -- used in contempt. [1913 Webster]
  • One edition [of books] spawneth another. --Fuller. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Spawn'

From: GCIDE
  • Spawn \Spawn\, v. i.
  • 1. To deposit eggs, as fish or frogs do. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To issue, as offspring; -- used contemptuously. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Spawn'

From: GCIDE
  • Spawn \Spawn\, n. [[root]170. See Spawn, v. t.]
  • 1. The ova, or eggs, of fishes, oysters, and other aquatic animals. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Any product or offspring; -- used contemptuously. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Hort.) The buds or branches produced from underground stems. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. (Bot.) The white fibrous matter forming the matrix from which fungi. [1913 Webster]
  • Spawn eater (Zool.), a small American cyprinoid fish (Notropis Hudsonius) allied to the dace. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'spawn'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Words containing 'Spawn'