spawn

US: /ˈspɑn/, /ˈspɔn/
UK: /spˈɔːn/


English Vietnamese dictionary


spawn /spɔ:n/
  • danh từ
    • trứng (cá, ếch, sò, tôm...)
    • (thực vật học) hệ sợi (nấm)
    • ((thường) guội con cái, con cháu, giống
      • spawn of the devil: quân vô lại
  • động từ
    • đẻ trứng (cá, ếch, sò, tôm...)
    • ((thường) guội sinh đẻ (người)

Advanced English dictionary


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

Thesaurus dictionary


v.
give birth to, yield, bear, bring forth, breed, beget, create, father, sire, produce, generate, engender, give rise to, bring about, cause:
Donald's arrogance over his wealth spawned a great deal of resentment.

Concise English dictionary


spawns|spawned|spawningspɔːn
noun
+the mass of eggs deposited by fish or amphibians or molluscs
verb
+call forth
+lay spawn