sprog

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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