Dictionary

hermaphroditism en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English hermaphrodite Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English hermaphroditism From hermaphrodite + -ism.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The condition of an organism that is able to reproduce as both male and female, either simultaneously (simultaneous hermaphroditism or cosexuality) or sequentially (sequential hermaphroditism or dichogamy).
   • Among other organisms, alternative methods of reproduction include budding, hermaphroditism (one individual carrying both kinds of sex organs) and isogamy (two individuals, not distinguished as male and female, combining their genes). 2018 April 24, John Launer, “Do We Even Need Men?”, in Literary Hub:
2. (countable, dated, historical, offensive, uncountable) The condition of intersex people with intermediate sex characteristics or pseudohermaphroditism.

Forms

Relateds

hermaphroditic · hermaphroditically · hermaphrodite · intersex · pseudohermaphroditism · hermaphroditical

Synonyms

hermaphrodism · intersexuality · dichogamous · cosexual · intersex

Translations (29)

nb tvekjønnethet (state of having both male and female sexual organs) · da tvekønnethed (state of having both male and female sexual organs) · ru гермафродити́зм (state of having both male and female sexual organs) · nn tvikjønn (state of having both male and female sexual organs) · eo hermafroditismo (state of having both male and female sexual organs) · de Zwittertum (state of having both male and female sexual organs) · de Hermaphrodismus (state of having both male and female sexual organs) · cmn 雌雄間性 /雌雄间性 (state of having both male and female sexual organs) · de Zweigeschlechtlichkeit (state of having both male and female sexual organs) · cmn 雌雄同體 /雌雄同体 (state of having both male and female sexual organs) · ja 雌雄同体 (state of having both male and female sexual organs) · kk қосжыныстылық (state of having both male and female sexual organs) · de Hermaphroditismus (state of having both male and female sexual organs) · nb hermafrodittisme (state of having both male and female sexual organs) · pt hermafroditismo (state of having both male and female sexual organs) · ko 자웅동체 (state of having both male and female sexual organs) · de Zwittrigkeit (state of having both male and female sexual organs) · ko 암수한몸 (state of having both male and female sexual organs) · ca hermafroditisme (state of having both male and female sexual organs) · fr hermaphrodisme (state of having both male and female sexual organs) · nl hermafroditisme (state of having both male and female sexual organs) · eo dusekseco (state of having both male and female sexual organs) · vo härmafrodit (state of having both male and female sexual organs) · da hermafroditisme (state of having both male and female sexual organs) · sv hermafrodism (state of having both male and female sexual organs) · da hermafrodisme (state of having both male and female sexual organs) · nn hermafrodittisme (state of having both male and female sexual organs) · es hermafroditismo (state of having both male and female sexual organs) · sv hermafroditism (state of having both male and female sexual organs)