SPAWN


Meaning of SPAWN in English

/ spɔːn; NAmE / verb , noun

■ verb

1.

[ v , vn ] ( of fish, frogs , etc. ) to lay eggs

2.

[ vn ] (often disapproving ) to cause sth to develop or be produced :

The band's album spawned a string of hit singles.

■ noun

[ U ] a soft substance containing the eggs of fish, frogs etc.

—see also frogspawn

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English : shortening of Anglo-Norman French espaundre to shed roe, variant of Old French espandre pour out, from Latin expandere expand.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.