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genitor

/ˈd͡ʒɛnɪtə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gen-i-tor
IPA
/ˈd͡ʒɛnɪtə(ɹ)/
8
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a biological parent (either male or female), or the direct cause of an offspring.

noun

a generator; an originator

noun

The genitals

Obsolete

Example Sentences

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *ǵenh₁-, genitour, genitor, *ǵénh₁tōr
  • Suffix: genō

Usage

Inflected Forms

genitors (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

progenitor progenitrix genetrix genitrix

Synonyms

biofather biomother bioparent birthfather birthmother birthparent

Questions

How do you pronounce genitor?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈd͡ʒɛnɪtə(ɹ)/.
What does genitor mean?
a biological parent (either male or female), or the direct cause of an offspring.
Where does genitor come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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