sperm

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable) The reproductive cell or gamete of the male; a spermatozoon.
2. (slang, uncountable) Semen; the generative substance of male animals.
3. (countable, uncountable) Sperm oil; whale oil from a sperm whale; spermaceti.

Verb

1. (intransitive, slang, vulgar) To ejaculate.
2. (slang, transitive, vulgar) To ejaculate on or into.

Synonyms

semen

seed

spermatozoon

cum

spunk

sperm cell

jizz

spermatozoan

seminal fluid

granule

zoosperm

speck

jissom

grain

pip

sperma

come

creme

ejaculate

germ

jism

milk

🥛

spermatozoa

spoof

sprog

spermatozoid

seminal plasma

bravery

Translations

sperme

sperma

Sperma

esperma

sperma

esperma

Samen

zaad

σπέρμα

semence

esperma

semen

semen

Samenflüssigkeit

Pronounced as (IPA)

/spɜɹm/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: sperme

Cognate with Old French: esperme

In summary

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