foreskin

[ fawr-skin, fohr- ]

noun

1. the prepuce of the penis.

foreskin

/ ˈfɔːˌskɪn /

noun

1. anatomy the nontechnical name for prepuce preputial

Word History and Origins

Origin of foreskin¹

1525–35; fore- + skin; probably on the model of German Vorhaut (Luther); prepuce