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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sprout

/spɹaʊt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.11 in modern English

Syllables
sprout
IPA
/spɹaʊt/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A new growth of or on a plant, whether from seed or other parts.

noun

A germinated seed, an incipient young plant.

noun

A germinated seed, an incipient young plant.

noun

A germinated seed, an incipient young plant.

noun

A child.

Informal

noun

A Brussels sprout.

verb

To grow from seed; to germinate.

Intransitive verb

verb

To cause to grow from a seed.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English sproute, either from Middle English sprouten (“to sprout”) (see below); or from Middle Dutch sprute or Middle Low German sprûte (“sprout”), all related to Proto-West Germanic *spreutan. Doublet of spruit.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: sproute, sprouten, sprute, sprûte, *spreutan, sprūtan

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /spɹaʊt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

sprouts (plural) sprouts (present, singular) sprouting (participle, present) sprouted (participle, past) sprouted (past)

Derived Forms

sproutless sproutling sprouty watersprout asprout nonsprouting resprout sproutage sproutarian sprouter unsprouting upsprout

Phrases

coconut sprout sprout up brussel sprout

Frequently Paired Words

malt malted unsprouted brussel sprout

Synonyms

seedling chit stock ackerspyre shoot spud germinate pullulate bourgeon burgeon forth

Rhymes With

about out all-out without throughout doubt stake-out shout bout scout drought trout

Questions

How do you pronounce sprout?
The recorded pronunciation is /spɹaʊt/.
What does sprout mean?
A new growth of or on a plant, whether from seed or other parts.
Where does sprout come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce sprout

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