Definition of spawn

• v. t. - To produce or deposit (eggs), as fishes or frogs do.
• v. t. - To bring forth; to generate; -- used in contempt.
• v. i. - To deposit eggs, as fish or frogs do.
• v. i. - To issue, as offspring; -- used contemptuously.
• v. t. - The ova, or eggs, of fishes, oysters, and other aquatic animals.
• v. t. - Any product or offspring; -- used contemptuously.
• v. t. - The buds or branches produced from underground stems.
• v. t. - The white fibrous matter forming the matrix from which fungi.