sprout

Definitions

General English

• noun a new shoot of a plant
• verb to produce new shoots

Agriculture

• noun a little shoot growing out from a plant, with a stem and small leaves
• verb to send out new growth

Food

• The initial growth from a seed, usually very delicate and crisp, e.g. bean sprouts

Slang

• noun a child. The word is a middle-class 1990s’ alternative to the earlier sprog and the more recent howler and wowler.

Nearby Definitions of “sprout”

• spring tide
• springboard
• sprint
• sprocket
• sprocket holes
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• spruce-pine-fir (SPF)
• spud
• spur
• sputter
• sputtering

Contexts for “sprout”

6 definitions in context
• General English
• Agriculture
• Food
• Slang