egg vs spawn

egg and spawn both are nouns.

egg and spawn both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
egg	Yes	No	Yes	No
spawn	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, spawn is a hyponym of egg; that is, spawn is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than egg:

egg: animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds
spawn: the mass of eggs deposited by fish or amphibians or molluscs

Other hyponyms of egg include nit, roe, silkworm seed, roe.

egg (noun)	spawn (noun)
animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds	the mass of eggs deposited by fish or amphibians or molluscs
one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens
oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food

egg (verb)	spawn (verb)
coat with beaten egg	lay spawn
throw eggs at	call forth

Difference between egg and spawn

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