genitor

[ jen-i-ter ]
/ ˈdʒɛn ɪ tər /

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-

Words nearby genitor

genitive, genito-, genitocrural, genitofemoral, genitofemoral nerve, genitor, genitourinary, genitourinary medicine, genitourinary system, geniture, genius
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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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