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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesgenitor
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ʒe.niˈtoʁ
"O genitor foi localizado após vários anos."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A biological father or parent.
"The legal proceedings required the identification of the biological genitor." - 2
One who begets or generates; a progenitor.
"He was regarded as the genitor of the entire movement."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'genitor', meaning 'father' or 'begetter', stemming from 'gignere', to beget or give birth to. Entering English in the late 16th century, it has historically maintained a formal, biological, or legal connotation denoting a biological parent.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Genitor" is said worldwide
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géniteur
Transliteration: zhuh-nee-tuhr
"Le géniteur de l'enfant a été identifié par des tests ADN."
Erzeuger
Transliteration: ɛɐ̯ˈtsɔɪ̯ɡɐ
"Der biologische Erzeuger übernahm keine Verantwortung."
genitore
Transliteration: dʒe.niˈtɔ.re
"Il genitore biologico deve rispettare i suoi obblighi."
progenitor
Transliteration: pɾo.xe.niˈtoɾ
"El progenitor firmó los documentos legales."
genitor
Transliteration: ʒe.niˈtoʁ
"O genitor foi localizado após vários anos."
जनक
Transliteration: janak
"बच्चे के जैविक जनक की पहचान कर ली गई है।"
父亲
Transliteration: fù qīn
"生物学上的父亲必须承担抚养义务。"
생부
Transliteration: saengbu
"아동의 생부가 법원에 출두했습니다."
生みの親
Transliteration: umi no oya
"彼は子供の生みの親を探し始めた。"
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