SPROG


Meaning of SPROG in English

/ sprɒg; NAmE sprɑːg/ noun

( BrE , informal , humorous ) a child or baby

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WORD ORIGIN

1940s (originally services' slang referring to a military recruit or trainee): perhaps from obsolete sprag lively young man , of unknown origin.

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