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Word entry · 5 letters

sperm

Best crossword clue

"Male reproductive cell"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /spɜɹm/Part of speech nounSorted emprsStarts with SEnds with M1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. the male reproductive cell; the male gamete

Word origin

From Middle English sperme, from Latin sperma, from Ancient Greek σπέρμα (spérma, “seed, semen”). Compare also Old French esperme, sparme.

Used in a sentence

  • Seeing the two little moving cells – the result of her egg and Luke's sperm – was incredible, and two very long weeks later the clinic confirmed I was pregnant.
  • “Female may accept the sperms of male that can catapult but deplete the sperms of male that can be easily caught by her,” he said.
  • However, in some men precum will contain sperm so adequate protection should be used to prevent pregnancy.

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