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sperm donor

sperm donor noun: a man who donates sperm, usually anonymously, to a sperm bank or fertility clinic.

Noun

sperm donor (plural sperm donors)

  1. A man who donates sperm, usually anonymously, to a sperm bank or fertility clinic.
  2. (US, derogatory, idiomatic, slang) A man who is the father of a woman's child or children, but no longer has a relationship, or has a hostile relationship, with the woman, and is typically uninvolved with the children as well.

Forms of sperm donor

pluralsperm donors

Questions about sperm donor

What does sperm donor mean?
Sperm donor means a man who donates sperm, usually anonymously, to a sperm bank or fertility clinic.
What part of speech is sperm donor?
Sperm donor is a noun.
What is the plural of sperm donor?
The plural of sperm donor is sperm donors.

Words near sperm donor in the dictionary

  1. sperm blossoms
  2. sperm cell
  3. sperm cells
  4. sperm count
  5. sperm counts
  6. sperm donor
  7. sperm donors
  8. sperm morula
  9. sperm morulae
  10. sperm oil
  11. sperm oils

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