Sprout

/spraʊt/

Meaning & Definition

noun

a young shoot or plant.

The gardener planted a sprout and carefully watered it every day.

a new or young growth of a plant.

He harvested the first sprouts of the season from his vegetable garden.

verb

to begin to grow; send up shoots or branches.

Every spring, new flowers sprout from the ground after the winter snow melts.

to produce new leaves, buds, or shoots.

The tree will sprout new leaves once the weather warms up.

to emerge or develop; to appear or arise.

Ideas often sprout when you least expect them.

Middle English spruten, from Old English sprūtan

sprouting ideas

Generating new thoughts or plans.

sprout up

To suddenly appear or increase in number.

eat your sprouts

To consume what's nutritious, often used metaphorically.

seed

The part of a plant that can develop into a new plant.

leaf

A flat, typically green part of a plant.

plant

A living organism that typically grows in soil, absorbs water and nutrients.

To begin to grow or develop.

He’s just starting to sprout in his career.

To become noticeable or prominent.

New trends are sprouting everywhere this season.