urine

Meaning

Noun

Liquid waste consisting of water, salts, and urea, which is made in the kidneys, stored in the bladder, then released through the urethra.

Verb

To urinate.

Synonyms

piss

urinate

pee

urination

water

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weewee

feces

stale

piddle

excrement

number one

pence

pissing

sewage

wee-wee

pass water

pee-pee

small quantity of water

body waste

gypsy’s kiss

taking downwards

bladder

urina

droppings

evacuation

gall

liquid manure

make water

manure

menses

mickey

micturition

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈjʊəɹɪn/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: uryne

Cognate with Old English: *ūriġ

In summary

From Middle English uryne, from Latin ūrīna (“urine”), from Proto-Indo-European *uh₁r-, zero grade of *weh₁r- (“water, liquid, milk”). Related to *h₁ewHdʰr̥- (see udder). Cognate with Old English ūriġ (“wet, moist”). Displaced native English land (“urine”), (Middle English land, from Old English hland (“urine”)).