sprout

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈspraʊt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/spraʊt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(sprout)


sprout
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Sense: Verb: start to grow
Synonyms:
shoot up, germinate, take root, burgeon, grow Collocations, blossom Collocations, bloom Collocations, come up, spring up, issue Collocations, bud Collocations
Sense: Noun: bud
Synonyms:
shoot Collocations, bud Collocations, beansprout, bean shoot, sprig, tuft, blossom Collocations, bloom Collocations, flower Collocations
Sense: Noun: child - slang
Synonyms:
child Collocations, kid Collocations (slang), tyke, tike, little tyke, little tike, kiddo (slang), squirt Collocations (slang), youngster Collocations, little one, rugrat (slang)


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