Phrase guide

sperm bank

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A place where sperm from donors is stored for future use in artificial insemination.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: medicine, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cryobank, spank bank

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The vagina.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: vulgar

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a depository for storing sperm

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: depository, deposit, depositary, repository

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: بَنْكُ الْمَنِيّ (banku l-maniyy) — place where sperm is stored
  • Chinese Mandarin: 精子庫 /精子库 (jīngzǐkù) — place where sperm is stored
  • Czech: spermobanka — place where sperm is stored
  • Finnish: spermapankki — place where sperm is stored
  • French: banque de sperme — place where sperm is stored
  • French: banque du sperme — place where sperm is stored
  • German: Samenbank — place where sperm is stored
  • Hungarian: spermabank — place where sperm is stored
  • Irish: banc speirme — place where sperm is stored
  • Japanese: 精子バンク (seishi banku) — place where sperm is stored
  • Kazakh: шәует банкі (şäuet bankı) — place where sperm is stored
  • Polish: bank spermy — place where sperm is stored
  • Polish: bank nasienia — place where sperm is stored
  • Russian: банк спермы — place where sperm is stored
  • Slovak: spermobanka — place where sperm is stored
  • Swedish: spermabank — place where sperm is stored