Genitor

//ˈd͡ʒɛnɪtə(ɹ)// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    a biological parent (either male or female), or the direct cause of an offspring.
  2. 2
    a natural father or mother wordnet
  3. 3
    a generator; an originator

    "[…]prophane legends (though termed by their Genitours and forefathers, Aureæ Legendæ, Golden Legends)[…]"

  4. 4
    The genitals in-plural, obsolete

    "The same[…]healeth all paine and swellings of the genitors or stones."

Synonyms

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abbabiofatherbiofatherbiomotherbiomotherbioparent

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"[…]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.

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