Meanings
nounfemale circumcision (countable and uncountable, plural female circumcisions)
plural female circumcisions
- countableuncountableThe removal of the clitoral hood, the female prepuce cognate to the foreskin removed in the male equivalent.
Phimosis of the prepuce of the clitoris: indication for female circumcision by D G McLintock in J R Soc Med. 1985 March; 78(3): 257–258
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
Arabic خِتَان اَلْإِنَاث, خفض
- خِتَان اَلْإِنَاث (ḵitān al-ʔināṯ)operation involving removal of any of various parts of the female external genital organs
- خفضoperation involving removal of any of various parts of the female external genital organs
Bulgarian обря́зване
- обря́зване (obrjázvane)operation involving removal of any of various parts of the female external genital organs
Chinese Mandarin 女性生殖器切割
- 女性生殖器切割 (nǚxìng shēngzhíqì qiēgē)operation involving removal of any of various parts of the female external genital organs
Czech ženská obřízka
- ženská obřízkaoperation involving removal of any of various parts of the female external genital organs
Danish kvindelig omskæring
- kvindelig omskæringoperation involving removal of any of various parts of the female external genital organs
Finnish naisten ympärileikkaus
- naisten ympärileikkausoperation involving removal of any of various parts of the female external genital organs
French excision
- excisionoperation involving removal of any of various parts of the female external genital organs
German weibliche Genitalverstümmelung, weibliche Genitalbeschneidung
- weibliche Genitalverstümmelungoperation involving removal of any of various parts of the female external genital organs
- weibliche Genitalbeschneidungoperation involving removal of any of various parts of the female external genital organs
- Beschneidung des weiblichen Genitalsoperation involving removal of any of various parts of the female external genital organs
- Beschneidung der Frauoperation involving removal of any of various parts of the female external genital organs
- Klitorisbeschneidungoperation involving removal of any of various parts of the female external genital organs
- Beschneidung weiblicher Genitalienoperation involving removal of any of various parts of the female external genital organs
Greek γυναικεία περιτομή
- γυναικεία περιτομή (gynaikeía peritomí)operation involving removal of any of various parts of the female external genital organs
Hawaiian okipoepoe wahine
- okipoepoe wahineoperation involving removal of any of various parts of the female external genital organs
Hindi महिला ख़तना
- महिला ख़तना (mahilā xatnā)operation involving removal of any of various parts of the female external genital organs
Hungarian körülmetélés
- körülmetélésoperation involving removal of any of various parts of the female external genital organs
Icelandic umskurður
- umskurðuroperation involving removal of any of various parts of the female external genital organs
Japanese 女性器切除, 女子割礼
- 女性器切除 (joseiki setsujo)operation involving removal of any of various parts of the female external genital organs
- 女子割礼 (joshi katsurei)operation involving removal of any of various parts of the female external genital organs
- ＦＧＭ (FGM)operation involving removal of any of various parts of the female external genital organs
Polish klitoridektomia, wyrzezanie
- klitoridektomiaoperation involving removal of any of various parts of the female external genital organs
- wyrzezanieoperation involving removal of any of various parts of the female external genital organs
Portuguese circuncisão feminina
- circuncisão femininaoperation involving removal of any of various parts of the female external genital organs
Romanian clitoridotomie, clitoridectomie
- clitoridotomieoperation involving removal of any of various parts of the female external genital organs
- clitoridectomieoperation involving removal of any of various parts of the female external genital organs
- circumcizie femininăoperation involving removal of any of various parts of the female external genital organs
Russian же́нское обреза́ние
- же́нское обреза́ние (žénskoje obrezánije)operation involving removal of any of various parts of the female external genital organs
Spanish circuncisión femenina, ablación del clítoris
- circuncisión femeninaoperation involving removal of any of various parts of the female external genital organs
- ablación del clítorisoperation involving removal of any of various parts of the female external genital organs
Swedish kvinnlig omskärelse, könsstympning
- kvinnlig omskärelseoperation involving removal of any of various parts of the female external genital organs
- könsstympningoperation involving removal of any of various parts of the female external genital organs
Turkish sünnet, kadın sünneti
- sünnetoperation involving removal of any of various parts of the female external genital organs
- kadın sünnetioperation involving removal of any of various parts of the female external genital organs
Yiddish מילה נקבֿה
- מילה נקבֿהoperation involving removal of any of various parts of the female external genital organs
Cite this entry
APA
female circumcision. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/female%20circumcision
MLA
“female circumcision.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/female%20circumcision. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “female circumcision,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/female%20circumcision.
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