genitor

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
8
Words With Friends
10
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈd͡ʒɛnɪtə(ɹ)/

Definition of genitor

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

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

  1. a biological parent (either male or female), or the direct cause of an offspring.
  2. a generator; an originator
    “[…]prophane legends (though termed by their Genitours and forefathers, Aureæ Legendæ, Golden Legends)[…]”
  3. (in-plural, obsolete)The genitals
    “The same[…]healeth all paine and swellings of the genitors or stones.”

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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.

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5-letter words

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4-letter words

44 words

3-letter words

39 words

2-letter words

17 words

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