labium

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/ˈleɪ.bi.əm/

noun

A liplike structure; especially one of the vulva's two pairs of folds of skin on either side.

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Meanings

nounlabium (plural labia)

plural labia

  1. plural normallyanatomyA liplike structure; especially one of the vulva's two pairs of folds of skin on either side.
  2. biologyThe lip of a labiate corolla.
  3. biologyA lower mouthpart of an insect that is formed by the second pair of maxillae united in the middle line.
    1. biologyA liplike part of various invertebrates.
  4. entertainmentThe lip against which pressured air is driven to produce sound in a recorder and in a pipe organ with flue pipes.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
lip

Origin

  1. Latinlabium“a lip”
  2. Englishlabium

Learned borrowing from Latin labium (“a lip”). Doublet of lip.

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Translations

Bulgarian устна
  • устна (ustna)liplike structure
Chinese Mandarin 脣 /唇, 脣 /唇
  • 脣 /唇 (chún)liplike structure
  • 脣 /唇 (chún)lip of a labiate corolla
Danish skamlæbe, kønslæbe
  • skamlæbeliplike structure
  • kønslæbeliplike structure
Estonian häbememokk
  • häbememokkliplike structure
Finnish huuli, häpyhuuli
  • huuliliplike structure
  • häpyhuuliliplike structure
  • huulilip of a labiate corolla
French lèvre, lèvre de la vulve
  • lèvreliplike structure
  • lèvre de la vulveliplike structure
German Schamlippe
  • Schamlippeliplike structure
Hungarian álarc
  • álarcliplike structure
Polish warga sromowa, warga
  • warga sromowaliplike structure
  • wargalip of a labiate corolla
Romanian labie
  • labieliplike structure
Russian губа́, ла́биум
  • губа́ (gubá)liplike structure
  • ла́биум (lábium)lip of a labiate corolla
  • ни́жняя губа́ (nížnjaja gubá)lip of a labiate corolla
Spanish labio, labio de la vulva
  • labioliplike structure
  • labio de la vulvaliplike structure
Swedish blygdläpp
  • blygdläppliplike structure

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with labium

pseudolabium
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Anagrams

malibuLumbia
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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