Phrase guide

reproductive system

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The system of organs within an organism which work together for the purpose of reproduction.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

organs and tissues involved in the production and maturation of gametes and in their union and subsequent development as offspring

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: genital system

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: system

Narrower terms: female reproductive system, male reproductive system

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: جِهَاز تَنَاسُلِيّ (jihāz tanāsuliyy) — reproductive system
  • Arabic: جهاز تناسلي (gehaaz tanasuuli) — reproductive system
  • Catalan: sistema reproductor — reproductive system
  • Chinese Cantonese: 生殖系統 /生殖系统 (sang1 zik6 hai6 tung2) — reproductive system
  • Chinese Mandarin: 生殖系統 /生殖系统 (shēngzhí xìtǒng) — reproductive system
  • Dutch: voortplantingssysteem — reproductive system
  • Esperanto: reprodukta sistemo — reproductive system
  • Finnish: lisääntymiselimistö — reproductive system
  • French: système reproducteur — reproductive system
  • Greek: αναπαραγωγικό σύστημα (anaparagogikó sýstima) — reproductive system
  • Hebrew: מערכת הרבייה — reproductive system
  • Northern Kurdish: koendama zaûze — reproductive system
  • Persian: دستگاه تناسلی (dastgâh-e tanâsoli) — reproductive system
  • Persian: دستگاه تولید مث — reproductive system
  • Polish: układ rozrodczy — reproductive system
  • Portuguese: sistema reprodutor — reproductive system
  • Romanian: sistem reproducător — reproductive system
  • Russian: репродуктивная систе́ма (reproduktivnaja sistéma) — reproductive system
  • Serbo-Croatian: репродуктивни систем — reproductive system
  • Serbo-Croatian: reproduktivni sistem — reproductive system
  • Slovene: razmnoževalni sistem — reproductive system
  • Spanish: sistema reproductor — reproductive system
  • Swahili: mfumo wa uzazi — reproductive system
  • Swedish: fortplantningssystem — reproductive system
  • Tagalog: balisuplinging kaayusan — reproductive system
  • Turkish: üreme sistemi — reproductive system