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genitalia

  • /ˌd͡ʒɛn.ɪˈteɪ̯.liː.ə/ UK
  • /ˌd͡ʒen.ɪˈteɪ̯.liː.ə/ UK
  • /-ˈteɪ̯l.jə/ UK
  • /ˌd͡ʒɛn.ɪˈteɪ̯.li.ə/ Canada, US
  • /-ˈteɪ̯l.jə/ Canada, US
  • /ˌd͡ʒen.ɪˈtæɪ̯.liː.ə/ Australia
  • /-ˈtæɪ̯l.jə/ Australia
  • /ˌd͡ʒen.əˈtæɪ̯.liː.ə/ New Zealand
  • /-ˈtæɪ̯l.jə/ New Zealand
  • /ˌd͡ʒɛn.ɪˈte.li.ə/ Scotland
  • /ˌd͡ʒɛn.ɪˈte.li.ʌ/ Scotland
  • /-ˈtel.jə/ Scotland
  • /-ˈtel.jʌ/ Scotland

Rhymes with -eɪliə, -eɪljə

Where it comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin (membra) genitālia, substantive use of neuter plural of genitālis (“pertaining to generation or birth”). First attested in 1651.

noun genitalias

  1. plural, singular External sex organs. The second turning of the spiral is the fact that the pink blush of the female genitalia is what lures Enkidu away from his wild companions into what becomes the beginning of his movement into human society.
  2. broadly, plural, singular Any sex organs, whether external or internal; body parts responsible for sexual reproduction or sexual stimulation.

Similar: genitals, male genitalia and Thesaurus:female genitalia, danger zone, down there, genital organs, genitalia, genitors, intimate parts, junk, nethers, no-no spot, pee-pee, private parts, privates, pudenda, reproductive organs, sex organs, sweet spot, undercarriage, underparts, weapon, wee-wee

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: privates, private parts, genitals, crotch, genital organ, sex, vagina, gender, sexual organs, reproductive organs, reproductive system, sex organs, loins, gonads, naughty bits, pubic region

noun

Similar: genitals, male genitalia and Thesaurus:female genitalia, danger zone, down there, genital organs, genitalia, genitors, intimate parts, junk, nethers, no-no spot, pee-pee, private parts, privates, pudenda, reproductive organs, sex organs, sweet spot, undercarriage, underparts, weapon, wee-wee

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noun genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ

Españolgenitales, partes pudendas, partes íntimas, órganos sexuales, aparato sexual
한국어성기 seonggi, 생식기 saengsikgi
日本語性器 seiki, 生殖器 seishokuki, 恥部 chibu, 陰部 inbu
中文生殖器 shēngzhíqì, 外生殖器 wàishēngzhíqì, 陰部 /阴部 yīnbù
हिन्दीगुह्य guhya, यौन अंग yaun aṅg, प्रजननांग prajannāṅg, जननांग jannāṅg
Kiswahilikiungo cha uzazi, sehemu ya siri, tupu ya mbele
Portuguêsgenitália
Françaisorganes génitaux, parties génitales, appareil génital
DeutschGenitalien, Geschlechtsorgane, Fortpflanzungsorgane
Italianogenitali, parti intime, organi di riproduzione
Ελληνικάγεννητικά όργανα gennitiká órgana
Românăorgan sexual, organe genitale
Русскийгенита́лии genitálii, половы́е о́рганы polovýje órgany
العربيةأَعْضَاء تَنَاسُلِيَّة ʔaʕḍāʔ tanāsuliyya

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@misc{genitalia_2026,
  title = {genitalia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/genitalia},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}