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insemination

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A sowing of seed; the act of inseminating.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The introduction of sperm into a female’s reproductive system for the purpose of impregnating (making pregnant).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

the introduction of semen into the genital tract of a female

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: bodily process, body process, bodily function, activity

Narrower terms: artificial insemination, AI

4

noun

Meaning 4

the act of sowing (of seeds in the ground or, figuratively, of germs in the body or ideas in the mind, etc.)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: planting

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

42 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 授精 (shòujīng) — act of sowing seed
  • Finnish: kylvö — act of sowing seed
  • Finnish: kylväminen — act of sowing seed
  • Finnish: siementäminen — act of sowing seed
  • Finnish: siemennys — act of sowing seed
  • Hindi: गर्भाधान (garbhādhān) — act of sowing seed
  • Hindi: बीजारोपण (bījāropaṇ) — act of sowing seed
  • Japanese: 受精 (jusei) — act of sowing seed
  • Persian: درونکاشت (darunkāšt) — act of sowing seed
  • Polish: zasiew — act of sowing seed
  • Polish: posiew — act of sowing seed
  • Portuguese: semeadura — act of sowing seed
  • Romanian: însămânțare — act of sowing seed
  • Russian: посе́в (posév) — act of sowing seed
  • Yoruba: ìfohun-ọmọ-sínú-abo — act of sowing seed
  • Arabic: تَخْصِيب (taḵṣīb) — introduction of sperm into a female's reproductive system
  • Armenian: բեղմնավորում (beġmnavorum) — introduction of sperm into a female's reproductive system
  • Basque: intseminazio — introduction of sperm into a female's reproductive system
  • Catalan: inseminació — introduction of sperm into a female's reproductive system
  • Chinese Mandarin: 授精 (shòujīng) — introduction of sperm into a female's reproductive system
  • Dutch: inseminatie — introduction of sperm into a female's reproductive system
  • Finnish: siittäminen — introduction of sperm into a female's reproductive system
  • Finnish: siitos — introduction of sperm into a female's reproductive system
  • Finnish: hedelmöittäminen — introduction of sperm into a female's reproductive system
  • Finnish: hedelmöitys — introduction of sperm into a female's reproductive system
  • French: insémination — introduction of sperm into a female's reproductive system
  • German: Besamung — introduction of sperm into a female's reproductive system
  • German: Befruchtung — introduction of sperm into a female's reproductive system
  • German: Insemination — introduction of sperm into a female's reproductive system
  • Hindi: गर्भाधान (garbhādhān) — introduction of sperm into a female's reproductive system
  • Hungarian: megtermékenyítés — introduction of sperm into a female's reproductive system
  • Japanese: 授精 (jusei) — introduction of sperm into a female's reproductive system
  • Japanese: 受精 (jusei) — introduction of sperm into a female's reproductive system
  • Malay: inseminasi — introduction of sperm into a female's reproductive system
  • Malay: permanian — introduction of sperm into a female's reproductive system
  • Polish: zapłodnienie — introduction of sperm into a female's reproductive system
  • Polish: zaplemnienie — introduction of sperm into a female's reproductive system
  • Portuguese: inseminação — introduction of sperm into a female's reproductive system
  • Russian: оплодотворе́ние (oplodotvorénije) — introduction of sperm into a female's reproductive system
  • Russian: осемене́ние (osemenénije) — introduction of sperm into a female's reproductive system
  • Spanish: inseminación — introduction of sperm into a female's reproductive system
  • Ukrainian: осімені́ння (osimenínnja) — introduction of sperm into a female's reproductive system