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gyne en · NOUN · etymology 1

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek γυνή (gunḗ, “female”). Doublet of quean and queen.

Meanings

  1. The primary reproductive female caste of social insects (especially ants, wasps, and bees), those destined to become queens.

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Deriveds

pseudogyne · monogyne · macrogyne · polygyne

gyne en · NOUN · etymology 2

Etymology

Clipping of gynecologist.

Meanings

  1. (informal) gynecologist

Forms

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gyne en · NOUN · etymology 3

Etymology

Clipping of gynecomastia.

Meanings

  1. (informal, uncountable) gynecomastia
    • Gynecomastia is estimated to affect anywhere from 30 to 70 per cent of males at some stage of their lives. And "gyne" or "gyno", as it's commonly known, is not only an unwelcome (and ironic) side-effect of anabolic-androgenic - that is, muscle-building and masculinising - steroids: it can also be caused by other hormonal disruptors such as alcohol, cigarettes, cannabis, obesity, puberty (usually temporarily) and old age. But [Tom] Powell says his gyno was "99 percent" likely due to steroids. 2022 June 28, Jamie Millar, “'SARM Goblins': The Young Men Hooked on Steroids”, in VICE, archived from the original on 07 Nov 2023: