The process by which something spawns.

present participle of spawn

plural of spawning

The numerous eggs of an aquatic organism. / Mushroom mycelium prepared for (aided) propagation. / (by extension, sometimes derogatory) Any germ or seed, even a figurative source; offspring.

(transitive) To produce or deposit (eggs) in water. / (transitive) To generate, bring into being, especially non-mammalian beings in very large numbers. / (transitive) To bring forth in general.

simple past tense and past participle of spawn

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of spawn

A surname.

The underwater solid ground on which fish spawn.

A zone in a riverbed or lake where fish breed and lay eggs.