SPROG

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sprog mean? 

• SPROG (noun)
  The noun SPROG has 2 senses:

1. a new military recruit

2. a child

  Familiarity information: SPROG used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SPROG (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A new military recruit

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("sprog" is a kind of...):

military recruit; recruit (a recently enlisted soldier)

Domain category:

armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)

Domain region:

Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A child

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("sprog" is a kind of...):

child; fry; kid; minor; nestling; nipper; shaver; small fry; tiddler; tike; tyke; youngster (a young person of either sex)

Domain region:

Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)