INSEMINATION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The introduction of semen into the genital tract of a female

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("insemination" is a kind of...):

activity; bodily function; bodily process; body process (an organic process that takes place in the body)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "insemination"):

AI; artificial insemination (the introduction of semen into the oviduct or uterus by some means other than sexual intercourse)

Holonyms ("insemination" is a part of...):

carnal knowledge; coition; coitus; copulation; intercourse; relation; sex act; sexual congress; sexual intercourse; sexual relation (sexual activity between individuals, especially the insertion of a man's penis into a woman's vagina until orgasm and ejaculation occur)

Derivation:

inseminate (introduce semen into (a female))

Meaning:

The act of sowing (of seeds in the ground or, figuratively, of germs in the body or ideas in the mind, etc.)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("insemination" is a kind of...):

planting (putting seeds or young plants in the ground to grow)

Derivation:

inseminate (place seeds in or on (the ground))