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genitor

[ jen-i-ter ]
/ ˈdʒɛn ɪ tər /
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noun
a parent, especially a father.
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Origin of genitor

1400–50; late Middle English <Latin, equivalent to geni- (variant stem of gignere to beget) + -tor-tor; cognate with Greek genétōr,Sanskrit janitar-
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British Dictionary definitions for genitor

genitor
/ (ˈdʒɛnɪtə, -tɔː) /

noun
the biological father as distinguished from the pater or legal father

Word Origin for genitor

C15: from Latin, from gignere to beget
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