Genitor
/ˈd͡ʒɛnɪtə(ɹ)/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 a biological parent (either male or female), or the direct cause of an offspring.
- 2 a natural father or mother wordnet
- 3 a generator; an originator
"[…]prophane legends (though termed by their Genitours and forefathers, Aureæ Legendæ, Golden Legends)[…]"
- 4 The genitals in-plural, obsolete
"The same[…]healeth all paine and swellings of the genitors or stones."
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"[…]prophane legends (though termed by their Genitours and forefathers, Aureæ Legendæ, Golden Legends)[…]"
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.