English Explanatory Dictionary

birds and bees

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Informal education about sex.
  2. Informal (by analogy) sex itself.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-birds and bees.wav

Word forms

birds and bees the birds and the bees

Etymology

Derived from analogies of pollination and egglaying for sexual intercourse and ovulation respectively.

Synonyms

facts of life

Related words

the talk
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