English Explanatory Dictionary

sperm

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The reproductive cell or gamete of the male; a spermatozoon.
  2. Semen; the generative substance of male animals.
  3. Sperm oil; whale oil from a sperm whale; spermaceti.
verb
  1. To ejaculate.
  2. To ejaculate on or into.

Pronunciation

/spɜɹm/ En-us-sperm2.ogg /spɜːm/

Word forms

sperm sperms sperming spermed

Etymology

From Middle English sperme, from Latin sperma, from Ancient Greek σπέρμα (spérma, “seed, semen”). Compare also Old French esperme, sparme.

Synonyms

milt seed spermatozoon sperm cell cum semen

Derived words

allosperm angiosperm antisperm aquasperm asthenospermic autosperm chrysosperm endosperm gymnosperm gymnospermous hematospermia metasperm monospermous monospermy oligospermous oosperm perisperm polysperm polyspermia polyspermic polyspermous polyspermy Spermageddon spermaholic spermalege sperm ampulla spermarche spermary spermatheca spermatic spermatid spermatocyte spermatogenesis spermatogenetic spermatogenous spermatogonium spermatoid spermatophyte spermophyte spermatorrhea spermatorrhoea spermatozoal spermatozoon sperm bank sperm-blossom sperm blossom sperm cell sperm count sperm donor spermhead -spermia spermic spermicidal spermicide spermidine spermidium sperminator spermine spermiogenesis spermism
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