What does spawn mean?
Definitions for spawn
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Princeton's WordNet
spawnverb
the mass of eggs deposited by fish or amphibians or molluscs
engender, breed, spawnverb
call forth
spawnverb
lay spawn
"The salmon swims upstream to spawn"
Wiktionary
spawnnoun
The numerous eggs of an aquatic organism
Etymology: Recorded since 1413; from spawne, spawnen, from espaundre, from espandre, from expandere.
spawnnoun
Mushroom mycelium prepared for (aided) propagation
Etymology: Recorded since 1413; from spawne, spawnen, from espaundre, from espandre, from expandere.
spawnnoun
(by extension) Any germ or seed, even a figurative source; offspring
Etymology: Recorded since 1413; from spawne, spawnen, from espaundre, from espandre, from expandere.
spawnnoun
The location in a game where characters or objects spontaneously appear.
Etymology: Recorded since 1413; from spawne, spawnen, from espaundre, from espandre, from expandere.
spawnverb
To produce or deposit (eggs) in water.
Etymology: Recorded since 1413; from spawne, spawnen, from espaundre, from espandre, from expandere.
spawnverb
To generate, bring into being, especially non-mammalian beings in very large numbers.
Etymology: Recorded since 1413; from spawne, spawnen, from espaundre, from espandre, from expandere.
spawnverb
To bring forth in general.
Etymology: Recorded since 1413; from spawne, spawnen, from espaundre, from espandre, from expandere.
spawnverb
To induce (aquatic organisms) to spawn
Etymology: Recorded since 1413; from spawne, spawnen, from espaundre, from espandre, from expandere.
spawnverb
To plant with fungal spawn
Etymology: Recorded since 1413; from spawne, spawnen, from espaundre, from espandre, from expandere.
spawnverb
To deposit (numerous) eggs in water.
Etymology: Recorded since 1413; from spawne, spawnen, from espaundre, from espandre, from expandere.
spawnverb
To reproduce, especially in large numbers.
Etymology: Recorded since 1413; from spawne, spawnen, from espaundre, from espandre, from expandere.
spawnverb
(To cause) to appear spontaneously in a game at a certain point and time.
Etymology: Recorded since 1413; from spawne, spawnen, from espaundre, from espandre, from expandere.
Webster Dictionary
Spawnverb
to produce or deposit (eggs), as fishes or frogs do
Etymology: [OE. spanen, OF. espandre, properly, to shed, spread, L. expandere to spread out. See Expand.]
Spawnverb
to bring forth; to generate; -- used in contempt
Etymology: [OE. spanen, OF. espandre, properly, to shed, spread, L. expandere to spread out. See Expand.]
Spawnverb
to deposit eggs, as fish or frogs do
Etymology: [OE. spanen, OF. espandre, properly, to shed, spread, L. expandere to spread out. See Expand.]
Spawnverb
to issue, as offspring; -- used contemptuously
Etymology: [OE. spanen, OF. espandre, properly, to shed, spread, L. expandere to spread out. See Expand.]
Spawnverb
the ova, or eggs, of fishes, oysters, and other aquatic animals
Etymology: [OE. spanen, OF. espandre, properly, to shed, spread, L. expandere to spread out. See Expand.]
Spawnverb
any product or offspring; -- used contemptuously
Etymology: [OE. spanen, OF. espandre, properly, to shed, spread, L. expandere to spread out. See Expand.]
Spawnverb
the buds or branches produced from underground stems
Etymology: [OE. spanen, OF. espandre, properly, to shed, spread, L. expandere to spread out. See Expand.]
Spawnverb
the white fibrous matter forming the matrix from which fungi
Etymology: [OE. spanen, OF. espandre, properly, to shed, spread, L. expandere to spread out. See Expand.]
Freebase
Spawn
Spawn is a fictional character, a comic book superhero who appears in a monthly comic book of the same name published by Image Comics. Created by writer/artist Todd McFarlane, the character first appeared in Malibu Sun #13. Spawn was ranked 60th on Wizard magazine's list of the Top 200 Comic Book Characters of All Time, 50th on Empire magazine's list of The 50 Greatest Comic Book Characters and 36th on IGN's 2011 Top 100 Comic Book Heroes. The series has spun off several other comics, including Angela, Curse of the Spawn, Sam & Twitch, and the Japanese manga Shadows of Spawn. Spawn was adapted into a 1997 feature film, an HBO animated series lasting from 1997 until 1999, and a series of action figures whose high level of detail made McFarlane Toys known in the toy industry.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Spawn
spawn, n. the eggs of fish or frogs when ejected: offspring.—adj. containing spawn.—v.t. to produce, as fishes and frogs do their eggs: to bring forth.—v.i. to deposit eggs, as fishes or frogs: to issue, as offspring.—ns. Spawn′er, the female fish from which the spawn is ejected; Spawn′ing; Spawn′ing-bed, -ground, a bed made in the bottom of a stream on which fish deposit their spawn. [O. Fr. espandre, to shed—L. expandĕre, to spread out.]
The New Hacker's Dictionary
spawn
1. [techspeak] In Unix parlance, to create a child process from within a process. Technically this is a ‘fork’; the term ‘spawn’ is a bit more general and is used for threads (lightweight processes) as well as traditional heavyweight processes. 2. In gaming, meant to indicate where (spawn-point) and when a player comes to life (or re-spawns) after being killed. Opposite of frag.
Editors Contribution
spawn
The eggs of various aquatic animals
Jellyfish, frogs and other marine animals produce spawn.
Submitted by MaryC on February 4, 2017
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of spawn in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of spawn in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of spawn in a Sentence
There are some indications that large numbers of sardines did spawn successfully last year, but we won’t know what difference that makes until those juvenile fish survive for a few more years.
Fat-shaming is a thing ; it's a really big thing, no pun intended, it is the really nasty spawn of a larger parent problem called body-shaming, which I'm fairly certain everyone on the planet, especially women, has experienced.
The difference being they were catching the sturgeon as they were migrating to spawn, not only did they kill the fish, they killed future generations of fish.
Creative ideas in people's minds, but they fall into the trap of fear or rejection. Create a free judgment Wednesday and you spawn a thread creation.
When the mind is burdened voluntary silence can spawn release and wellness. It has the power to create spiritness and space for imagination. It can lead to a reviving retreat into a world with new perspectives.
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- ыуылдырыҡBashkir
- fresaCatalan, Valencian
- Froschlaich, Fischlaich, ablaichen, Ausgeburt des Teufels, erzeugen, hervorbringen, laichen, Laich, Ausgeburt, Myzelfäden, vermehrenGerman
- engendrarSpanish
- اشپل, تخمریزیPersian
- kutea, kutuFinnish
- engendrerFrench
- cladhScottish Gaelic
- अंडेHindi
- gjótaIcelandic
- dare alla luce, generare, riprodursiItalian
- läichen, LäichLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- nārstot, ikriLatvian
- paratauMāori
- tognNorwegian
- paaienDutch
- desovarPortuguese
- icreRomanian
- грибница, мицелий, потомство, икра, порождать, плодиться, нереститься, выводок, отродье, порождение, метатьRussian
- spora, potomak, ikraSerbo-Croatian
- döl, yumurta, ortaya çıkmak, zürriyet, soy, durmadan doğurmak, oluşturmak, meydana getirmek, yumurtlamak, nesilTurkish
- froganögem, fitanögemVolapük
- 卵Chinese
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