noun
sperm
spurm
noun
1
The male reproductive cell.
"Only one sperm can fertilize an egg."
2
Semen, the fluid containing sperm cells.
"The clinic tested a sample of his sperm."
How to Use Sperm
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe male reproductive cell, or informally the fluid that carries it.
Common pairings
sperm count
sperm donor
sperm cell
Word Forms
spermed past tense, sperm plural, sperms plural, sperms singular
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Etymology
From Latin sperma, from Ancient Greek σπέρμα (spérma, "seed, semen").