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plural noun

the external genital organs.

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RELATED WORDS

genitalia, meat, pudenda

Nearby words

  1. private language,
  2. private law,
  3. private life,
  4. private member,
  5. private member's bill,
  6. private patient,
  7. private pay bed,
  8. private placement,
  9. private practice,
  10. private press

Origin of private parts

First recorded in 1765–75
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for private parts

  • If a workingman strikes the private-parts of a workingman, he shall pay 10 shekels of silver.

    Archology and the Bible|George A. Barton

  • If the slave of a patrician strikes the private-parts of the son of a patrician, they shall cut off his ear.

    Archology and the Bible|George A. Barton

British Dictionary definitions for private parts

private parts

privates

/ (ˈpraɪvɪts) /

pl n

euphemistic terms for genitals
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medicine definitions for private parts

private parts

pl.n.

The external organs of sex and excretion.
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