# genitor

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈd͡ʒɛnɪtə(ɹ)/

## Definitions
1. a biological parent (either male or female), or the direct cause of an offspring.
2. a generator; an originator
3. The genitals

## Etymology
From Middle English genitour, from Old French genitor, geneteur, from Latin genitor, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁tōr; the Latin is also equivalent to genō + -tor.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/genitor