Meanings
nounbirds and bees pl (plural only)
alternative the birds and the bees
- euphemisticidiomaticpluralplural onlyInformal education about sex.
We learned about birds and bees back in school.
Synonyms: facts of life
Synonyms & antonyms
nounInformal education about sex.
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Origin
Derived from analogies of pollination and egglaying for sexual intercourse and ovulation respectively.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans die bytjies en blommetjies
- die bytjies en blommetjieseuphemistic: sexual activity
Danish bierne og blomsterne
- bierne og blomsterneeuphemistic: sexual activity
Dutch de bloemetjes en de bijtjes
- de bloemetjes en de bijtjeseuphemistic: sexual activity
Finnish kukat ja mehiläiset
- kukat ja mehiläiseteuphemistic: sexual activity
French histoires de choux et de roses
- histoires de choux et de roseseuphemistic: sexual activity
German die Bienchen und Blümchen, Tatsachen des Lebens
- die Bienchen und Blümcheneuphemistic: sexual activity
- Tatsachen des Lebenseuphemistic: sexual activity
Polish ptaszki i pszczółki
- ptaszki i pszczółkieuphemistic: sexual activity
Swedish blommor och bin
- blommor och bineuphemistic: sexual activity
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