genitor (redirected from genitors)

gen·i·tor  (jn-tr)

n.

1. One who produces or creates.

2. Anthropology A natural father or mother.

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[Middle English genitour, from Old French genitor, from Latin, from genitus, past participle of gignere, to beget; see gen- in Indo-European roots.]

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genitor [ˈdʒɛnɪtə -tɔː]

n

(Law) the biological father as distinguished from the pater or legal father

[from Latin, from gignere to beget]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

genitor - a natural father or mother primogenitor, progenitor - an ancestor in the direct line parent - a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian

Translations

genitor

n (Biol) → Erzeuger m