prostate

pros·tate
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UK/ˈpɹɒs.teɪt/US/ˈpɹɑs.teɪt/UK/pɹəʊˈsteɪt/

noun

The prostate gland.

Similar
prostaticprostate gland
OriginMiddle French prostate ← Medieval Latin prostata ← Ancient Greek προστάτης (prostátēs) →
CommonFirst used 1646Scrabble 10
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Meanings

prostate1

nounprostate (plural prostates)

plural prostates

  1. The prostate gland.First known use 1646

    Finally, Paul made me get my prostate checked. As I say, he's already left a legacy. But if you haven't chaps, please get yourself checked over - it's worth it.

    2022 August 24, Pip Dunn, “A Life Remembered: Paul Taylor - February 9 1971-August 9 2022”, in RAIL, number 964, page 24
adjectiveprostate (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or relating to the prostate gland.

prostate2

adjectiveprostate (comparative more prostate, superlative most prostate)

comparative more prostate · superlative most prostate

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of pro-state.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiverelating to the prostate gland

Similar
prostatic

nouna firm partly muscular chestnut sized gland in males at the neck of the urethra; produces a viscid secretion that is the fluid part of semen

Similar
prostate gland
Broader
endocrine glandendocrineductless gland
Also see
prostate glandprostatic

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

prostate · noun, adjective

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  4. Ancient Greekπρό (pró)
  5. Ancient Greekπρο- (pro-)
  6. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*stísteh₂ti
  8. Proto-Hellenic*hístāmi
  9. Ancient Greekἵστημι (hístēmi)
  10. Ancient Greekπροΐστημι (proḯstēmi)
  11. Ancient Greekπροστάτης (prostátēs)
  12. Medieval Latinprostata
  13. Middle Frenchprostate
  14. Englishprostate

Borrowed from Middle French prostate, a learned borrowing from Medieval Latin prostata.

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prostate · adjective

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  4. Proto-Italic*prō
  5. Latinprō
  6. Englishpro-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*stéh₂-tu-s ~ *sth₂-téw-s
  9. Proto-Italic*status
  10. Latinstatu
  11. Old Frenchestat
  12. Middle Englishstat
  13. Englishstate
  14. Englishprostate

From pro- + state.

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Translations

Arabic بْرُوسْتَات, بَرُوسْتَات
  • بْرُوسْتَات (brustāt)prostate gland — see also prostate gland
  • بَرُوسْتَات (barustāt)prostate gland — see also prostate gland
  • بْرُوسْتَات (brostāt)prostate gland — see also prostate gland
  • مُوثَة (mūṯa)prostate gland — see also prostate gland
Bengali প্রোস্টেট, প্রোস্টেট গ্রন্থি
  • প্রোস্টেট (prōsṭeṭ)prostate gland — see also prostate gland
  • প্রোস্টেট গ্রন্থি (prōsṭeṭ gronthi)prostate gland — see also prostate gland
Bulgarian простата
  • простата (prostata)prostate gland — see also prostate gland
Catalan pròstata
  • pròstataprostate gland — see also prostate gland
Chinese Cantonese 前列腺
  • 前列腺prostate gland — see also prostate gland
Chinese Mandarin 前列腺, 攝護腺 /摄护腺
  • 前列腺 (qiánlièxiàn)prostate gland — see also prostate gland
  • 攝護腺 /摄护腺 (shèhùxiàn)prostate gland — see also prostate gland
Czech prostata
  • prostataprostate gland — see also prostate gland
Danish prostata
  • prostataprostate gland — see also prostate gland
Dutch prostaat
  • prostaatprostate gland — see also prostate gland
Esperanto prostato
  • prostatoprostate gland — see also prostate gland
Finnish eturauhanen
  • eturauhanenprostate gland — see also prostate gland
French prostate
  • prostateprostate gland — see also prostate gland
German Prostata
  • Prostataprostate gland — see also prostate gland
Greek προστάτης
  • προστάτης (prostátis)prostate gland — see also prostate gland
Hindi प्रोस्टेट
  • प्रोस्टेट (prosṭeṭ)prostate gland — see also prostate gland
Hungarian prosztata
  • prosztataprostate gland — see also prostate gland
Icelandic hvekkur
  • hvekkurprostate gland — see also prostate gland
Indonesian prostat
  • prostatprostate gland — see also prostate gland
Irish próstatach
  • próstatachprostate gland — see also prostate gland
Italian prostata
  • prostataprostate gland — see also prostate gland
Japanese 前立腺
  • 前立腺 (zenritsusen)prostate gland — see also prostate gland
Korean 전립선
  • 전립선 (jeonnipseon)prostate gland — see also prostate gland
Latvian priekšdziedzeris
  • priekšdziedzerisprostate gland — see also prostate gland
Lithuanian prostata
  • prostataprostate gland — see also prostate gland
Māori repe tātea, repe ure
  • repe tāteaprostate gland — see also prostate gland
  • repe ureprostate gland — see also prostate gland
Norwegian Bokmål prostata
  • prostataprostate gland — see also prostate gland
Persian پروستات
  • پروستات (porostât, prostât)prostate gland — see also prostate gland
Polish prostata
  • prostataprostate gland — see also prostate gland
Portuguese próstata
  • próstataprostate gland — see also prostate gland
Romanian prostată
  • prostatăprostate gland — see also prostate gland
Russian проста́та
  • проста́та (prostáta)prostate gland — see also prostate gland
Spanish próstata
  • próstataprostate gland — see also prostate gland
Swahili tezi dume
  • tezi dumeprostate gland — see also prostate gland
Swedish prostata
  • prostataprostate gland — see also prostate gland
Turkish prostat, kestanecik
  • prostatprostate gland — see also prostate gland
  • kestanecikprostate gland — see also prostate gland
Ukrainian проста́та
  • проста́та (prostáta)prostate gland — see also prostate gland
Urdu پروسٹیٹ
  • پروسٹیٹ (prosṭeṭ)prostate gland — see also prostate gland
Vietnamese tuyến tiền liệt, nhiếp hộ tuyến
  • tuyến tiền liệtprostate gland — see also prostate gland
  • nhiếp hộ tuyếnprostate gland — see also prostate gland
Welsh prostad
  • prostadprostate gland — see also prostate gland

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with prostate

frustratepulsatecostate
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Anagrams

Eastporttoestrap
Cite this entry
APA

prostate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prostate

MLA

“prostate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prostate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prostate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prostate.

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