Sprout Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

The meaning of SPROUT is to grow, spring up, or come forth as or as if a sprout. How to use sprout in a sentence. Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks JoinMWU MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut sprout verb SaveWord \ˈsprau̇t \ sprouted;sprouting;sprouts Definitionofsprout (Entry1of2) intransitiveverb 1 :togrow,springup,orcomeforthasorasifasprout 2 :tosendoutnewgrowth transitiveverb :tosendforthorup:causetodevelop:grow sprout noun Definitionofsprout (Entry2of2) 1a :shootsense1a especially :ayoungshoot(asfromaseedorroot) b sproutsplural (1) chieflyBritish :brusselssproutsense2 (2) :ediblesproutsespeciallyfromrecentlygerminatedseeds(asofalfalfaormungbeans) 2 :somethingresemblingasprout:suchas a :ayoungperson b :scionsense1 Synonyms&Antonyms ExampleSentences PhrasesContainingsprout LearnMoreAboutsprout Synonyms&Antonymsforsprout Synonyms:Noun bairn[chieflyScottish],bambino,bud,chap[Southern&Midland],chick,child,cub,juvenile,kid,kiddie(alsokiddy),kiddo,moppet,sprat,squirt,whelp,youngling,youngster,youth Antonyms:Noun adult,grown-up VisittheThesaurusforMore  ExamplesofsproutinaSentence Verb seedssproutinginthespring Potatoeswillsproutinthebagifkeptinawarmplace. Thegardenissproutingweeds. Thetreeisalreadysproutingleaves. HesproutedabeardsincethelasttimeIsawhim. Shedreamedthatherbosshadsproutedhorns. Hairsproutedonhisface. Noun heearnedtheadmirationoftheneighborhoodsproutswhenheshowedthemhowtomakeaslingshot theraspberrybushesbegansendingoutsproutsinearlyspring SeeMore RecentExamplesontheWeb:Verb Otherplantshaveevolvedtoreleasetheirseedsduringafiresomoreplantswillsproutafterward. — SarahLapidus,TheArizonaRepublic,4July2022 Suckersarebranchesthatsproutfromtherootstockbelowthegraftunion. — oregonlive,6Aug.2022 TheNetherlandshasspecificallybannedthemushrooms—butitslawsdon'tmentionthepsilocybin-containinglumpsofundergroundmaterialthateventuallysproutthem,betterknownastruffles. — SimonMakin,ScientificAmerican,20July2022 Ifgophersqualifyasfarmers,whataboutacorn-cachingsquirrels,whosehoardingshenaniganssometimessproutoaktrees? — KatherineJ.Wu,TheAtlantic,11July2022 Suchmoleculesdriftthroughspace,settlingincloudsthatthengivebirthtonewstars,planets,asteroids—andwhateverlifemightsubsequentlysprout. — BostonGlobe.com,12July2022 Astheshort,rockytraildescendsamonghairystandsofcommonmulleinthatcansproutcorn-likeshootstoover6feethigh,riparianvegetationclosesinonthetrail. — MareCzinar,TheArizonaRepublic,8July2022 Mostsatisfyingofall,theDiscoveryLoopisapparentlysolightlyusedthatwildflowerssproutupinthemiddleofit. — JulieJag,TheSaltLakeTribune,2June2022 Transformation,inwhichlargerockscouldbegiantsandwhalesandwalrusesmightsprouthumanfaces,isathemethatloomslargeinInuitculture. — NewYorkTimes,1June2022 RecentExamplesontheWeb:Noun IfthefuryoverCRTgrewfromtheUnitedStates’refusaltoreckonwithitsownhistory,aculturewaroverESGwillbenurturedbythesameelementsbutsproutfromdifferentsoilonanadjacentplot. — KateAronoff,TheNewRepublic,23May2022 Fifty-twoyearsaftermankind’sgiantleap,asmallsprouthastakenrootinlunarsoilinsideaFloridalabsymbolizingtheblossomingofanew-moonera. — JoeMarioPedersen,OrlandoSentinel,14May2022 MostCaliforniastrawberryplantssproutconstantlyoverthecourseoftheseason—littlegreenberriessittingalongsidefatredones,nestledamongtheleaves. — SamDeanstaffWriter,LosAngelesTimes,26July2022 Inmanydepictions,grasslandsappearasanearlystageinthisprogressionthatwill—giventimeandbarringoutsideinterference—eventuallysprouttrees. — JuliaRosen,TheAtlantic,25July2022 Bumpsandzitsandblackheadssproutonmostteenagersand,increasingly,onthefacesofyoungadults,evenintotheir20sand30s. — IsabellaCueto,STAT,23July2022 Hisresemblesanunruly,curlymop—aChiapetinfullsprout. — DavidFear,RollingStone,7July2022 Thankstoablendofsqualane,vitaminE,andpeasprout,evenoneuseofRoseInc’sbrowgeldoublesasaconditioningtreatment. — Vogue,30May2022 Onesthatdotendtobehardyandproducelotsofseedsthatspreadeasily,sproutwellandgrowfastwithwhatevermoisturenatureprovides. — WashingtonPost,4Apr.2022 SeeMore Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageoftheword'sprout.'ViewsexpressedintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionofMerriam-Websteroritseditors.Sendusfeedback. PhrasesContainingsprout brusselssprout watersprout brusselssprout watersprout FirstKnownUseofsprout Verb 13thcentury,inthemeaningdefinedatintransitivesense1Noun 14thcentury,inthemeaningdefinedatsense1a HistoryandEtymologyforsprout Verb MiddleEnglishspruten,fromOldEnglish-sprūtan;akintoOldHighGermanspriozantosprout,Lithuanianspraustitosqueeze,thrust LearnMoreAboutsprout Sharesprout PosttheDefinitionofsprouttoFacebook SharetheDefinitionofsproutonTwitter TimeTravelerforsprout Thefirstknownuseofsproutwas inthe13thcentury Seemorewordsfromthesamecentury DictionaryEntriesNearsprout Sprotein sprout sproutcell SeeMoreNearbyEntries  Statisticsforsprout LastUpdated 21Aug2022 Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Sprout.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sprout.Accessed21Aug.2022. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster MoreDefinitionsforsprout sprout verb \ˈsprau̇t \ sprouted;sprouting KidsDefinitionofsprout (Entry1of2) :toproduceorcausetoproducenewgrowth Theseedsofcornweresprouting. sprout noun KidsDefinitionofsprout (Entry2of2) :ayoungstemofaplantespeciallywhencomingdirectlyfromaseedorroot sprout intransitiveverb \ˈsprau̇t \ Medical Definitionofsprout (Entry1of2) :tosendoutnewgrowth:producesprouts vascularendothelialgrowthfactor…hasbeenshowntospurbloodvesselstosprout—GregMiller sprout noun Medical Definitionofsprout (Entry2of2) :anewoutgrowth(asofnervetissue)resemblingtheyoungshootofaplant segmentsoftheaxonabovetheinjury…producenewsprouts—J.L.Marx MorefromMerriam-Websteronsprout Nglish:TranslationofsproutforSpanishSpeakers BritannicaEnglish:TranslationofsproutforArabicSpeakers WORDOFTHEDAY epitome SeeDefinitionsandExamples» GetWordoftheDaydailyemail! TestYourVocabulary WordsNamedAfterPeople Namesakeoftheleotard,JulesLéotardhadwhatprofession? 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