Added 10 October 2026
genitor
/ˈd͡ʒɛnɪtə(ɹ)/ noun
Latin root: genitor Wiktionary
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about genitor at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- a biological parent (either male or female), or the direct cause of an offspring.
- a generator; an originator
- The genitals
Origin
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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