Meanings
nouninsemination (countable and uncountable, plural inseminations)
plural inseminations
- countableuncountableA sowing of seed; the act of inseminating.
- countableuncountableThe introduction of sperm into a female’s reproductive system for the purpose of impregnating (making pregnant).
At the same time there is no fantasy, as there is in the teleportage of science fiction, or in the Greek myth that requires the insemination of a woman by a swan.
2010, Jeffrey Boss, Human Consciousness of God in the Book of Job, page 158
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Translations
Arabic تَخْصِيب
- تَخْصِيب (taḵṣīb)introduction of sperm into a female's reproductive system
Basque intseminazio
- intseminaziointroduction of sperm into a female's reproductive system
Catalan inseminació
- inseminacióintroduction of sperm into a female's reproductive system
Chinese Mandarin 授精, 授精
- 授精 (shòujīng)act of sowing seed
- 授精 (shòujīng)introduction of sperm into a female's reproductive system
Dutch inseminatie
- inseminatieintroduction of sperm into a female's reproductive system
Finnish kylvö, kylväminen
- kylvöact of sowing seed
- kylväminenact of sowing seed
- siementäminenact of sowing seed
- siemennysact of sowing seed
- siittäminenintroduction of sperm into a female's reproductive system
- siitosintroduction of sperm into a female's reproductive system
- hedelmöittäminenintroduction of sperm into a female's reproductive system
- hedelmöitysintroduction of sperm into a female's reproductive system
French insémination
- inséminationintroduction of sperm into a female's reproductive system
German Besamung, Befruchtung
- Besamungintroduction of sperm into a female's reproductive system
- Befruchtungintroduction of sperm into a female's reproductive system
- Inseminationintroduction of sperm into a female's reproductive system
Hindi गर्भाधान, बीजारोपण
- गर्भाधान (garbhādhān)act of sowing seed
- बीजारोपण (bījāropaṇ)act of sowing seed
- गर्भाधान (garbhādhān)introduction of sperm into a female's reproductive system
Hungarian megtermékenyítés
- megtermékenyítésintroduction of sperm into a female's reproductive system
Japanese 受精, 授精
- 受精 (jusei)act of sowing seed
- 授精 (jusei)introduction of sperm into a female's reproductive system
- 受精 (jusei)introduction of sperm into a female's reproductive system
Malay inseminasi, permanian
- inseminasiintroduction of sperm into a female's reproductive system
- permanianintroduction of sperm into a female's reproductive system
Persian درونکاشت
- درونکاشت (darunkāšt)act of sowing seed
Polish zasiew, posiew
- zasiewact of sowing seed
- posiewact of sowing seed
- zapłodnienieintroduction of sperm into a female's reproductive system
- zaplemnienieintroduction of sperm into a female's reproductive system
Portuguese semeadura, inseminação
- semeaduraact of sowing seed
- inseminaçãointroduction of sperm into a female's reproductive system
Romanian însămânțare
- însămânțareact of sowing seed
Russian посе́в, оплодотворе́ние
- посе́в (posév)act of sowing seed
- оплодотворе́ние (oplodotvorénije)introduction of sperm into a female's reproductive system
- осемене́ние (osemenénije)introduction of sperm into a female's reproductive system
Spanish inseminación
- inseminaciónintroduction of sperm into a female's reproductive system
Ukrainian осімені́ння
- осімені́ння (osimenínnja)introduction of sperm into a female's reproductive system
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with insemination
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insemination. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/insemination
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“insemination.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/insemination. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “insemination,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/insemination.
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