Meaning of sprog | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A child.
   Australia, Canada, Ireland, New-Zealand, UK, countable, humorous, informal, uncountable
2. A new recruit.
   UK, countable, derogatory, slang, uncountable
3. Semen.
   Australia, dated, slang, uncountable
4. A deflection-limiting safety device used in high performance hang gliders.
   countable, slang

Examples

“To test this hypothesis further, he and his mate Fifer persuaded 16 women, heavy with child, to read a story called The Cat in the Hat to their unborn sprogs, twice a day, during the last few weeks of their pregnancies.”

“Any guardianship or trusts that you set up when your children were little sprogs may no longer be needed.”

“Kids will love the climbing wall and NZ′s highest vertical slide. If the sprogs get bored with reality, movie make-believe (p232) is right next door.”

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