Meaning of Spawn | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A surname.
2. The numerous eggs of an aquatic organism.
   countable, uncountable
3. Mushroom mycelium prepared for (aided) propagation.
   countable, uncountable
4. Any germ or seed, even a figurative source.
   countable, uncountable
5. Children; offspring.
   countable, derogatory, often, uncountable
6. The buds or branches produced from underground stems.
   countable, uncountable
7. Synonym of spawn point.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“This dreadful idea is the spawn of a large business conglomerate.”

“Even the blithely unselfconscious Homer is more than a little freaked out by West’s private reverie, and encourages his spawn to move slowly away without making eye contact with the crazy man.”

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