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sperm bank

noun

  1. a repository for storing sperm and keeping it viable under scientifically controlled conditions prior to its use in artificial insemination.



sperm bank

noun

  1. a place in which semen is stored until it is required for artificial insemination

“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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sperm bank1

First recorded in 1970–75
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Example Sentences

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With a reported shortage of sperm donors in the UK, Amy opted to look for donors in Denmark, which houses the largest sperm bank in the world.

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Officials said the development was important as it has opened up the possibility of creating a sperm bank.

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“There's a difference between a child who knows their father and one conceived by a sperm bank donation,” she adds.

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Last season, he was the voice of the fortune teller Judy Fink, who with his squad of misfits went after a government sperm bank.

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For example, if you wanted to read a story about a down-on-her-luck woman who gets an unconventional job at a sperm bank catering to minotaurs, you’ve got it!

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