spawn
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noun
1.
Zoology. the mass of eggs deposited by fishes, amphibians, mollusks, crustaceans, etc.
2.
Mycology. the mycelium of mushrooms, especially of the species grown for the market.
3.
a swarming brood; numerous progeny.
4.
( used with a singular or plural verb ) any person or thing regarded as the offspring of some stock, idea, etc.
verb (used without object)
5.
to deposit eggs or sperm directly into the water, as fishes.
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Spawn
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| phylum of worms comprised of parasitic and free-living nonparasitic species |
| phylum comprised of annelids |
verb (used with object)
6.
to produce (spawn).
7.
to give birth to; give rise to: His sudden disappearance spawned many rumors.
8.
to produce in large number.
9.
to plant with mycelium.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English spawnen (v.), probably < Anglo-French espaundre (Old French espandre) to expand
1350–1400; Middle English spawnen (v.), probably < Anglo-French espaundre (Old French espandre) to expand
Related forms
spawn·er, noun
un·spawned, adjective
Synonyms
7. engender, generate, yield, beget.
7. engender, generate, yield, beget.
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spawn (spɔːn) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the mass of eggs deposited by fish, amphibians, or molluscs |
| 2. | derogatory often offspring, product, or yield |
| 3. | botany the nontechnical name for mycelium |
| —vb | |
| 4. | (of fish, amphibians, etc) to produce or deposit (eggs) |
| 5. | derogatory often (of people) to produce (offspring) |
| 6. | (tr) to produce or engender |
| [C14: from Anglo-Norman espaundre, from Old French spandre to spread out, | |
| 'spawner | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
spawn
1413, from Anglo-Fr. espaundre, O.Fr. espandre "to spread out, pour out," from L. expandere (see expand). The notion is of a "spreading out" of fish eggs released in water. The meaning "to engender, give rise to" is attested from 1594. The noun is first recorded c.1430; fig.
sense of "brood, offspring" is from 1590.
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Science Dictionary
| spawn (spôn) Pronunciation Key
Noun
Verb To lay eggs; produce spawn. |
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Slang Dictionary
spawn
n.,vi.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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Computing Dictionary
spawn definition
operating systemTo create a child process in a multitasking operating system. E.g. Unix's fork system call or one of the spawn() library routines provided by most MS-DOS, Novell NetWare and OS/2 C compilers - spawnl(), spawnle(), etc.
(1995-03-28)
Example sentences
It successfully discouraged all ideas of a popular uprising as being almost certain to spawn another tyranny.
Granted, bosses and parents have every right to track their employees or spawn, but it makes them douches if they do.
They scatter or broadcast their spawn, a rarity in the trout group.
Thus, even if the boost of good feeling-and self-worth-is short-lived, it might spawn actions that yield lasting benefits.
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