hetero — meaning in English
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English meaning
- breeder noun A person who breeds plants or animals (professionally).
- heterosexual adj Romantically or sexually attracted to people of the opposite sex.
- hetty adjective Slang for heterosexual; straight.
- straight adjective Extending in one direction without bending or curving.
Senses
hetero is used for these senses in English:
- breeder (LGBT slang, derogatory) A heterosexual person; one whose sexual intercourse can lead to breeding.
- heterosexual A heterosexual person, or other heterosexual organism.
- hetty (gay slang) Heterosexual.
- straight (slang, sex work) Related to conventional sexual intercourse.
breeder — full definition
- noun A person who breeds plants or animals (professionally).
- noun Ellipsis of breeder reactor, a type of nuclear reactor that creates more fissile material than it consumes, often used for the production of atomic weapons.
- noun A pattern that exhibits quadratic growth by generating multiple copies of a secondary pattern, each of which then generates multiple copies of a tertiary pattern.
- noun A person who has had or who is capable of having children; a person who is focused on the rearing of their own children.
heterosexual — full definition
- adj Romantically or sexually attracted to people of the opposite sex.
- noun A person who is heterosexual.