English Explanatory Dictionary

genitor

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. a biological parent (either male or female), or the direct cause of an offspring.
  2. a generator; an originator
  3. The genitals

Pronunciation

/ˈd͡ʒɛnɪtə(ɹ)/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-genitor.wav

Word forms

genitor genitors

Etymology

From Middle English genitour, from Old French genitor, geneteur, from Latin genitor, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁tōr; the Latin is also equivalent to genō + -tor.

Synonyms

biofather biomother bioparent birthfather birthmother birthparent

Related words

progenitor progenitrix
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