"hellspawn" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hellspawn [plural], hellspawns [plural]
Etymology: From hell + spawn. Etymology templates: {{af|en|hell|spawn}} hell + spawn Head templates: {{en-noun|hellspawn|+}} hellspawn (plural hellspawn or hellspawns)
  1. (fantasy) A creature or creatures from hell. Categories (topical): Fantasy, Hell, Horror, Mythological creatures, Stock characters Translations (creature(s) from Hell): hellegebroed [neuter] (Dutch), исча́дие а́да (isčádije áda) [neuter] (Russian), สัตว์นรก (sàt-ná-rók) (Thai)
    Sense id: en-hellspawn-en-noun-P2Xol34l Disambiguation of Hell: 93 7 Disambiguation of Horror: 88 12 Disambiguation of Mythological creatures: 89 11 Disambiguation of Stock characters: 82 18 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Thai translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 82 18 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 77 23 Topics: fantasy Disambiguation of 'creature(s) from Hell': 98 2
  2. (by extension) Any monster; a vicious fiend or villain. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-hellspawn-en-noun-Zo4kEWn1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: hellhound

Inflected forms

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