sprog
/spɹɒɡ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.71 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A child.
Australian usage; Canadian usage; New Zealand usage; British usage; Countable; Humorous
Example Sentences
- "To test this hypothesis further, he and his mate Fifer persuaded 16 women, heavy with child, to read a story called The Cat in the Hat to their unborn sprogs, twice a day, during the last few weeks of their pregnancies."
- "Any guardianship or trusts that you set up when your children were little sprogs may no longer be needed."
- "Kids will love the climbing wall and NZ′s highest vertical slide. If the sprogs get bored with reality, movie make-believe (p232) is right next door."
- "You must have been terrified, it′s not like today with film stars sprogging babies everywhere."
- "‘How′s it all going with your boyo in the valleys? Any plans for sprogging or vows or anything serious yet?’"
- "‘Women lose their sexual drive after they′ve sprogged,’ Norman Potting interjected."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /spɹɒɡ/
- British English: /spɹɒɡ/