noun
Meaning 1
External sex organs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, singular
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noun
External sex organs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, singular
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noun
Any sex organs, whether external or internal; body parts responsible for sexual reproduction or sexual stimulation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, plural, singular
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noun
external sex organ
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: genital organ, genitals, private parts, privates, crotch
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: reproductive organ, sex organ
Narrower terms: pudendum, female genitalia, female genitals, female genital organ, fanny, male genitalia, male genitals, male genital organ, family jewels
History
Learned borrowing from Latin (membra) genitālia, substantive use of neuter plural of genitālis (“pertaining to generation or birth”). First attested in 1651.
Across languages
137 source translations are retained for this English entry.