sperm /spɜːm $ spɜːrm/
noun (
plural sperm or sperms)
[
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Late Latin;
Origin: sperma, from Greek, 'seed']
1. [countable] (
also ˈsperm cell) a cell produced by the sex organs of a male person or animal, which is able to join with the female egg to produce a new life
2. [uncountable] the liquid from the male sex organs that these cells swim in
Synonym : semen3. sperm count a medical measurement of the number of sperm a man has, which shows if he is able to make a woman
pregnant [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲