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labium

noun · 6 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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  • lā'bē-əm
  • /ˈleɪ.bi.əm/
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  • rhymes with -eɪbiəm

1

noun

Meaning 1

A liplike structure; especially one of the vulva's two pairs of folds of skin on either side.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural-normally

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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2

noun

Meaning 2

The lip of a labiate corolla.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A lower mouthpart of an insect that is formed by the second pair of maxillae united in the middle line.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, entomology, natural-sciences

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4

noun

Meaning 4

A lower mouthpart of an insect that is formed by the second pair of maxillae united in the middle line.

A liplike part of various invertebrates.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, entomology, natural-sciences, zoology

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5

noun

Meaning 5

The lip against which pressured air is driven to produce sound in a recorder and in a pipe organ with flue pipes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

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6

noun

Meaning 6

a liplike structure that bounds a bodily orifice (especially any of the four labiate folds of a woman's vulva)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: external body part

Narrower terms: labia majora, labia minora

History

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin labium (“a lip”). Doublet of lip.

Across languages

Translations

36 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: устна (ustna) — liplike structure
  • Chinese Mandarin: 脣 /唇 (chún) — liplike structure
  • Danish: skamlæbe — liplike structure
  • Danish: kønslæbe — liplike structure
  • Estonian: häbememokk — liplike structure
  • Finnish: huuli — liplike structure
  • Finnish: häpyhuuli — liplike structure
  • French: lèvre — liplike structure
  • French: lèvre de la vulve — liplike structure
  • German: Schamlippe — liplike structure
  • Hungarian: álarc — liplike structure
  • Marathi: जिवणी (jivṇī) — liplike structure
  • Marathi: चीरी (cīrī) — liplike structure
  • Marathi: भेगा (bhegā) — liplike structure
  • Marathi: दला (dalā) — liplike structure
  • Marathi: स्त्रीपुष्पदला (strīpuṣpadlā) — liplike structure
  • Marathi: स्त्रीपुष्पहार (strīpuṣpahār) — liplike structure
  • Marathi: कळी (kaḷī) — liplike structure
  • Marathi: कलिका (kalikā) — liplike structure
  • Marathi: मुकुल (mukul) — liplike structure
  • Marathi: रती (ratī) — liplike structure
  • Marathi: मदनमंजिरी (madanmañjirī) — liplike structure
  • Marathi: ऋतुमंजिरी (ŕtumañjirī) — liplike structure
  • Marathi: पुष्पगंधा (puṣpagandhā) — liplike structure
  • Marathi: नार (nār) — liplike structure
  • Polish: warga sromowa — liplike structure
  • Romanian: labie — liplike structure
  • Russian: губа́ (gubá) — liplike structure
  • Spanish: labio — liplike structure
  • Spanish: labio de la vulva — liplike structure
  • Swedish: blygdläpp — liplike structure
  • Volapük: kunudalip — liplike structure
  • Chinese Mandarin: 脣 /唇 (chún) — lip of a labiate corolla
  • Finnish: huuli — lip of a labiate corolla
  • Russian: ла́биум (lábium) — lip of a labiate corolla
  • Russian: ни́жняя губа́ (nížnjaja gubá) — lip of a labiate corolla