Meanings
nounlabia minora pl (normally plural, singular labium minus)
singular labium minus
- pluralplural normallyanatomyThe two inner folds of skin within the cleft of the labia majora.
The ventral skin of the penis is homologous to the labia minora.
1 more example
When performed poorly, a labiaplasty — a procedure to reduce the size of the labia minora, and one of the fastest-growing cosmetic surgeries worldwide — can also damage nerves, leading to genital pain and loss of sexual sensation.
2022 October 17, Rachel E. Gross, “Half the World Has a Clitoris. Why Don’t Doctors Study It?”, in The New York Times
Origin
From Latin (meaning “smaller lips”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bengali লেবিয়া মাইনরা, ক্ষুদ্রোষ্ঠ
- লেবিয়া মাইনরা (lebiẏa mainora)(anatomy) the two inner folds of skin within the cleft of the labia majora
- ক্ষুদ্রোষ্ঠ (khudrōśṭho)(anatomy) the two inner folds of skin within the cleft of the labia majora
- অন্তস্থ যোনিওষ্ঠ (ontostho jōniōśṭho)(anatomy) the two inner folds of skin within the cleft of the labia majora
- নিম্ফে (nimphe)(anatomy) the two inner folds of skin within the cleft of the labia majora
Chinese Cantonese 小陰脣 /小阴唇
- 小陰脣 /小阴唇 (siu² jam¹ seon⁴)(anatomy) the two inner folds of skin within the cleft of the labia majora
Chinese Mandarin 小陰脣 /小阴唇
- 小陰脣 /小阴唇 (xiǎoyīnchún)(anatomy) the two inner folds of skin within the cleft of the labia majora
Estonian väiksed häbememokad
- väiksed häbememokad(anatomy) the two inner folds of skin within the cleft of the labia majora
Finnish pienet häpyhuulet, sisemmät häpyhuulet
- pienet häpyhuulet(anatomy) the two inner folds of skin within the cleft of the labia majora
- sisemmät häpyhuulet(anatomy) the two inner folds of skin within the cleft of the labia majora
French petites lèvres
- petites lèvres(anatomy) the two inner folds of skin within the cleft of the labia majora
German kleine Schamlippen
- kleine Schamlippen(anatomy) the two inner folds of skin within the cleft of the labia majora
Hebrew שפתיים קטנות
- שפתיים קטנות(anatomy) the two inner folds of skin within the cleft of the labia majora
Hindi लघु भगोष्ठ
- लघु भगोष्ठ (laghu bhagoṣṭh)(anatomy) the two inner folds of skin within the cleft of the labia majora
Hungarian kis szeméremajkak, kisajkak
- kis szeméremajkak(anatomy) the two inner folds of skin within the cleft of the labia majora
- kisajkak(anatomy) the two inner folds of skin within the cleft of the labia majora
Italian piccole labbra
- piccole labbra(anatomy) the two inner folds of skin within the cleft of the labia majora
Japanese 小陰唇
- 小陰唇 (shōinshin)(anatomy) the two inner folds of skin within the cleft of the labia majora
Korean 소음순
- 소음순 (so'eumsun)(anatomy) the two inner folds of skin within the cleft of the labia majora
Māori werewere
- werewere(anatomy) the two inner folds of skin within the cleft of the labia majora
Persian لبهای کوچک
- لبهای کوچک (lab-hâ-ye kuček)(anatomy) the two inner folds of skin within the cleft of the labia majora
Polish wargi sromowe mniejsze
- wargi sromowe mniejsze(anatomy) the two inner folds of skin within the cleft of the labia majora
Portuguese lábios menores
- lábios menores(anatomy) the two inner folds of skin within the cleft of the labia majora
Russian ма́лые половы́е гу́бы
- ма́лые половы́е гу́бы (mályje polovýje gúby)(anatomy) the two inner folds of skin within the cleft of the labia majora
Spanish labios menores
- labios menores(anatomy) the two inner folds of skin within the cleft of the labia majora
Swedish inre blygdläpparna
- inre blygdläpparna(anatomy) the two inner folds of skin within the cleft of the labia majora
Tagalog labing panloob
- labing panloob(anatomy) the two inner folds of skin within the cleft of the labia majora
Ukrainian малі́ стате́ві гу́би
- малі́ стате́ві гу́би (malí statévi húby)(anatomy) the two inner folds of skin within the cleft of the labia majora
Cite this entry
APA
labia minora. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/labia%20minora
MLA
“labia minora.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/labia%20minora. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “labia minora,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/labia%20minora.
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