genitor
Meaning
- a biological parent (either male or female), or the direct cause of an offspring.
- a generator; an originator
- (in-plural, obsolete) The genitals
Synonyms
géniteurPronounced as (IPA)
/ˈd͡ʒɛnɪtə(ɹ)/
Etymology
In summary
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.
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