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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) : [ foldoc ]


  spawn
       
           To 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)

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Spawn \Spawn\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spawned; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Spawning.] [OE. spanen, OF. espandre, properly, to shed,
     spread, L. expandere to spread out. See Expand.]
     1. To produce or deposit (eggs), as fishes or frogs do.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To bring forth; to generate; -- used in contempt.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              One edition [of books] spawneth another. --Fuller.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Spawn \Spawn\, v. i.
     1. To deposit eggs, as fish or frogs do.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To issue, as offspring; -- used contemptuously.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Spawn \Spawn\, n. [[root]170. See Spawn, v. t.]
     1. The ova, or eggs, of fishes, oysters, and other aquatic
        animals.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Any product or offspring; -- used contemptuously.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Hort.) The buds or branches produced from underground
        stems.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. (Bot.) The white fibrous matter forming the matrix from
        which fungi.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Spawn eater (Zo["o]l.), a small American cyprinoid fish
        ({Notropis Hudsonius) allied to the dace.
        [1913 Webster]

From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) : [ jargon ]


  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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Spawn \Spawn\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spawned; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Spawning.] [OE. spanen, OF. espandre, properly, to shed,
     spread, L. expandere to spread out. See Expand.]
     1. To produce or deposit (eggs), as fishes or frogs do.
  
     2. To bring forth; to generate; -- used in contempt.
  
              One edition [of books] spawneth another. --Fuller.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Spawn \Spawn\, v. i.
     1. To deposit eggs, as fish or frogs do.
  
     2. To issue, as offspring; -- used contemptuously.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Spawn \Spawn\, n. [[root]170. See Spawn, v. t.]
     1. The ova, or eggs, of fishes, oysters, and other aquatic
        animals.
  
     2. Any product or offspring; -- used contemptuously.
  
     3. (Hort.) The buds or branches produced from underground
        stems.
  
     4. (Bot.) The white fibrous matter forming the matrix from
        which fungi.
  
     Spawn eater (Zo["o]l.), a small American cyprinoid fish
        ({Notropis Hudsonius) allied to the dace.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  spawn
       n : the mass of eggs deposited by fish or amphibians or molluscs
       v 1: call forth [syn: engender, breed]
       2: lay spawn; "The salmon swims upstream to spawn"

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  spawn
     Αγγλικά n.
     (ετ μειωτ en) σπόρος (''μειωτικά για παιδί''), νιάνιαρο
     Αγγλικά vb.
     γεννοβολάω

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  spawn
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To produce or deposit (eggs) in water.
     2 (lb en transitive) To generate, bring into being, especially
  non-mammalian beings in very large numbers.
     3 (lb en transitive) To bring forth in general.
     4 (lb en transitive) To induce (aquatic organisms) to spawn.
     5 (lb en transitive) To plant with fungal spawn.
     6 (lb en intransitive) To deposit (numerous) eggs in water.
     7 (lb en intransitive) To reproduce, especially in large numbers.
     8 (lb en ergative video games of a character or object) (To cause) to
  appear spontaneously in a game at a certain point and time.
     n.
     1 The numerous eggs of an aquatic organism.
     2 Mushroom mycelium prepared for (aided) propagation.
     3 (lb en by extension sometimes derogatory) Any germ or seed, even a
  figurative source; offspring.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Spawn
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  spawn
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To produce or deposit (eggs) in water.
     2 (lb en transitive) To generate, bring into being, especially
  non-mammalian beings in very large numbers.
     3 (lb en transitive) To bring forth in general.
     4 (lb en transitive) To induce (aquatic organisms) to spawn.
     5 (lb en transitive) To plant with fungal spawn.
     6 (lb en intransitive) To deposit (numerous) eggs in water.
     7 (lb en intransitive) To reproduce, especially in large numbers.
     8 (lb en ergative video games of a character or object) (To cause) to
  appear spontaneously in a game at a certain point and time.
     n.
     1 The numerous eggs of an aquatic organism.
     2 Mushroom mycelium prepared for (aided) propagation.
     3 (lb en by extension sometimes derogatory) Any germ or seed, even a
  figurative source; offspring.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  Spawn
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  spawn
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To produce or deposit (eggs) in water.
     2 (lb en transitive) To generate, bring into being, especially
  non-mammalian beings in very large numbers.
     3 (lb en transitive) To bring forth in general.
     4 (lb en transitive) To induce (aquatic organisms) to spawn.
     5 (lb en transitive) To plant with fungal spawn.
     6 (lb en intransitive) To deposit (numerous) eggs in water.
     7 (lb en intransitive) To reproduce, especially in large numbers.
     8 (lb en ergative video games of a character or object) (To cause) to
  appear spontaneously in a game at a certain point and time.
     n.
     1 The numerous eggs of an aquatic organism.
     2 Mushroom mycelium prepared for (aided) propagation.
     3 (lb en by extension sometimes derogatory) Any germ or seed, even a
  figurative source; offspring.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Spawn
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  spawn
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To produce or deposit (eggs) in water.
     2 (lb en transitive) To generate, bring into being, especially
  non-mammalian beings in very large numbers.
     3 (lb en transitive) To bring forth in general.
     4 (lb en transitive) To induce (aquatic organisms) to spawn.
     5 (lb en transitive) To plant with fungal spawn.
     6 (lb en intransitive) To deposit (numerous) eggs in water.
     7 (lb en intransitive) To reproduce, especially in large numbers.
     8 (lb en ergative video games of a character or object) (To cause) to
  appear spontaneously in a game at a certain point and time.
     n.
     1 The numerous eggs of an aquatic organism.
     2 Mushroom mycelium prepared for (aided) propagation.
     3 (lb en by extension sometimes derogatory) Any germ or seed, even a
  figurative source; offspring.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Spawn
     n.
     (surname: en).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  spawn
     Englanti n.
     kutu
     Englanti vb.
     1 kutea
     2 (''tietotekniikka'') muodostaa lapsiprosessi tai säie
     3 (''tietotekniikka, tietokonepelit'') spawnata, syntyä uudelleen
  peliin omana hahmonaan

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  spawn
     Engelska n.
     1 avföda, avkomma, ungar, säd, släkte, avel
     2 (tagg zoologi språk=en) lagd rom, yngel
     3 (tagg botanik språk=en) svampämne, massa av svampgroddtrådar
  (mycelium)
     4 (tagg odling språk=en) rotskott
     5 (tagg datorspel språk=en) tillfällig eller fast plats (område eller
  position) där spelobjekt inkarneras/uppstår (spawnar), antingen en
  första gång (spawna) eller åter igen (respawna) efter att ha dött eller
  laddats bort (despawna). Spelobjekt kan vara döda 3D-modeller (props),
  datorspelade entiteter (mobs) eller spelarfigurer (spelare).
     Engelska vb.
     1 (tagg biologi språk=en) leka, yngla
     2 (tagg datorspel språk=en) spawna, producera, reproducera, uppkomma

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Spawn /spˈɔːn/
  البيضة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  spawn //spɑn// //spɑɒn// //spɔn// //spɔːn// 
  1. изчадие, потомък
  any germ or seed, even a figurative source; offspring
  2. мицел
  mushroom mycelium prepared for (aided) propagation
  3. хайвер
  the numerous eggs of an aquatic organism

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  spawn //spɑn// //spɑɒn// //spɔn// //spɔːn// 
  1. пораждам
  to bring forth in general
  2. плодя се
  to generate, bring into being, especially non-mammalian beings in very large numbers
  3. хвърлям хайвер
  to produce or deposit (eggs) in water
  4. размножавам се
  to reproduce, especially in large numbers