/ 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.
/ 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. 2005