labia

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/ˈleɪ.bi.ə/

noun

The folds of tissue of the vulva, at either side of the vulval vestibule.

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OriginLatin labia →
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Meanings

nounlabia pl (normally plural, singular labium)

singular labium

  1. pluralplural normallyanatomyThe folds of tissue of the vulva, at either side of the vulval vestibule.

    She wiped the warm wax on the left side of Ola’s outer labia and placed a white strip on the last tuft of hair.

    2023, Yomi Adegoke, The List, 4th Estate, page 168
noun
  1. pluralplural of labium

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

  1. Latinlabia“lips”
  2. Englishlabia

Unadapted borrowing from Latin labia (“lips”), plural of labium (“lip”).

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Translations

Arabic شَفْر
  • شَفْر (šafr)folds of tissue at opening of vulva
Bulgarian у́стни
  • у́стни (ústni)folds of tissue at opening of vulva
Chinese Cantonese 陰脣 /阴唇
  • 陰脣 /阴唇 (jam¹ seon⁴)folds of tissue at opening of vulva
Chinese Mandarin 陰脣 /阴唇
  • 陰脣 /阴唇 (yīnchún)folds of tissue at opening of vulva
Danish skamlæber, kusselæber
  • skamlæberfolds of tissue at opening of vulva
  • kusselæberfolds of tissue at opening of vulva
Dutch (-en) schaamlip
  • (-en) schaamlipfolds of tissue at opening of vulva
Estonian häbememokad
  • häbememokadfolds of tissue at opening of vulva
Finnish häpyhuulet
  • häpyhuuletfolds of tissue at opening of vulva
French lèvres, lèvres de la vulve
  • lèvresfolds of tissue at opening of vulva
  • lèvres de la vulvefolds of tissue at opening of vulva
German Labia, Schamlippen
  • Labiafolds of tissue at opening of vulva
  • Schamlippenfolds of tissue at opening of vulva
Hindi भगोष्ठ
  • भगोष्ठ (bhagoṣṭh)folds of tissue at opening of vulva
Hungarian szeméremajkak
  • szeméremajkakfolds of tissue at opening of vulva
Icelandic skapabarmar
  • skapabarmarfolds of tissue at opening of vulva
Japanese 陰唇
  • 陰唇 (inshin)folds of tissue at opening of vulva
Korean 음순
  • 음순 (eumsun)folds of tissue at opening of vulva
Lithuanian lytinės lūpos
  • lytinės lūposfolds of tissue at opening of vulva
Māori hangutu, werewere (labia minora)
  • hangutufolds of tissue at opening of vulva
  • werewere (labia minora)folds of tissue at opening of vulva
Norwegian kjønnslepper
  • kjønnslepperfolds of tissue at opening of vulva
Polish wargi sromowe
  • wargi sromowefolds of tissue at opening of vulva
Portuguese lábios
  • lábiosfolds of tissue at opening of vulva
Russian гу́бы, половы́е гу́бы
  • гу́бы (gúby)folds of tissue at opening of vulva
  • половы́е гу́бы (polovýje gúby)folds of tissue at opening of vulva
Spanish labios, labios de la vulva
  • labiosfolds of tissue at opening of vulva
  • labios de la vulvafolds of tissue at opening of vulva
Swedish blygdläppar
  • blygdläpparfolds of tissue at opening of vulva

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with labia

ArabiaSwabiaAfrabia
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Anagrams

bailaAlbiaBialaAbilaAlabi
Cite this entry
APA

labia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/labia

MLA

“labia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/labia. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “labia,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/labia.

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