Definitions for spawn
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Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. spawn(verb)

   the mass of eggs deposited by fish or amphibians or molluscs

2. engender, breed, spawn(verb)

   call forth

3. spawn(verb)

   lay spawn

   "The salmon swims upstream to spawn"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. spawn(Noun)

   The numerous eggs of an aquatic organism

   Etymology: Recorded since 1413; from spawne, spawnen, from espaundre, from espandre, from expandere.

2. spawn(Noun)

   Mushroom mycelium prepared for (aided) propagation

   Etymology: Recorded since 1413; from spawne, spawnen, from espaundre, from espandre, from expandere.

3. spawn(Noun)

   (by extension) Any germ or seed, even a figurative source; offspring

   Etymology: Recorded since 1413; from spawne, spawnen, from espaundre, from espandre, from expandere.

4. spawn(Noun)

   The location in a game where characters or objects spontaneously appear.

   Etymology: Recorded since 1413; from spawne, spawnen, from espaundre, from espandre, from expandere.

5. spawn(Verb)

   To produce or deposit (eggs) in water.

   Etymology: Recorded since 1413; from spawne, spawnen, from espaundre, from espandre, from expandere.

6. spawn(Verb)

   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.

7. spawn(Verb)

   To bring forth in general.

   Etymology: Recorded since 1413; from spawne, spawnen, from espaundre, from espandre, from expandere.

8. spawn(Verb)

   To induce (aquatic organisms) to spawn

   Etymology: Recorded since 1413; from spawne, spawnen, from espaundre, from espandre, from expandere.

9. spawn(Verb)

   To plant with fungal spawn

   Etymology: Recorded since 1413; from spawne, spawnen, from espaundre, from espandre, from expandere.

10. spawn(Verb)

    To deposit (numerous) eggs in water.

    Etymology: Recorded since 1413; from spawne, spawnen, from espaundre, from espandre, from expandere.

11. spawn(Verb)

    To reproduce, especially in large numbers.

    Etymology: Recorded since 1413; from spawne, spawnen, from espaundre, from espandre, from expandere.

12. spawn(Verb)

    (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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Spawn(verb)

   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.]

2. Spawn(verb)

   to bring forth; to generate; -- used in contempt

   Etymology: [OE. spanen, OF. espandre, properly, to shed, spread, L. expandere to spread out. See Expand.]

3. Spawn(verb)

   to deposit eggs, as fish or frogs do

   Etymology: [OE. spanen, OF. espandre, properly, to shed, spread, L. expandere to spread out. See Expand.]

4. Spawn(verb)

   to issue, as offspring; -- used contemptuously

   Etymology: [OE. spanen, OF. espandre, properly, to shed, spread, L. expandere to spread out. See Expand.]

5. Spawn(verb)

   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.]

6. Spawn(verb)

   any product or offspring; -- used contemptuously

   Etymology: [OE. spanen, OF. espandre, properly, to shed, spread, L. expandere to spread out. See Expand.]

7. Spawn(verb)

   the buds or branches produced from underground stems

   Etymology: [OE. spanen, OF. espandre, properly, to shed, spread, L. expandere to spread out. See Expand.]

8. Spawn(verb)

   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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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.]

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1. 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.

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1. 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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1. pawns

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of spawn in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of spawn in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of spawn in a Sentence

1. Robert King:

   I think we knew [it would spawn conversation], for the most part, you know when you’re not going for a straight, down-the-middle happy ending that there are going to be people who have strong points of view about it.

2. Michael Milstein:

   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.

3. Yaniv Levi:

   We're only at the beginning, it's the first year, and we expect that in the coming years we will be able to spawn 1,000 hatchlings a year.

4. Alexander Osborn:

   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.

5. Erik Pevernagie:

   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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