sex education

noun

Education about human sexual anatomy, reproduction, and intercourse and other human sexual behavior.

Meanings

nounsex education (uncountable)
  1. uncountableEducation about human sexual anatomy, reproduction, and intercourse and other human sexual behavior.

    Synonyms: sex ed, sexual education

Synonyms & antonyms

nounEducation about human sexual anatomy, reproduction, and intercourse and other human sexual behavior.

Origin

Translations

Arabic تَرْبِيَة جِنْسِيَّة
  • تَرْبِيَة جِنْسِيَّة (tarbiya jinsiyya)sex education
Bengali যৌনশিক্ষা
  • যৌনশিক্ষা (jōunośikkha)sex education
Bulgarian сексуа́лно образова́ние
  • сексуа́лно образова́ние (seksuálno obrazovánie)sex education
Chinese Cantonese 性教育
  • 性教育 (sing³ gaau³ juk⁶)sex education
Chinese Mandarin 性教育
  • 性教育 (xìngjiàoyù)sex education
Czech sexuální výchova
  • sexuální výchovasex education
Danish seksualoplysning
  • seksualoplysningsex education
Dutch sexuele voorlichting
  • sexuele voorlichtingsex education
Estonian seksuaalharidus
  • seksuaalharidussex education
Finnish seksuaalikasvatus
  • seksuaalikasvatussex education
French éducation sexuelle
  • éducation sexuellesex education
German (sexuelle) Aufklärung, Sexualkunde
  • (sexuelle) Aufklärungsex education
  • Sexualkundesex education
Greek σεξουαλική αγωγή
  • σεξουαλική αγωγή (sexoualikí agogí)sex education
Hebrew חינוך מיני \ חִנּוּךְ מִינִי
  • חינוך מיני \ חִנּוּךְ מִינִי (khinúkh miní)sex education
Hindi यौन शिक्षा
  • यौन शिक्षा (yaun śikṣā)sex education
Hungarian sexuális nevelés
  • sexuális neveléssex education
Icelandic kynfræðsla
  • kynfræðslasex education
Italian educazione sessuale
  • educazione sessualesex education
Japanese 性教育
  • 性教育 (seikyōiku)sex education
Korean 성교육
  • 성교육 (seonggyoyuk)sex education
Latvian dzimumizglītība
  • dzimumizglītībasex education
Lithuanian lytinis švietimas
  • lytinis švietimassex education
Norwegian Bokmål seksualopplysning
  • seksualopplysningsex education
Polish edukacja seksualna
  • edukacja seksualnasex education
Portuguese educação sexual
  • educação sexualsex education
Romanian educație sexuală
  • educație sexualăsex education
Russian полово́е просвеще́ние, полово́е воспита́ние
  • полово́е просвеще́ние (polovóje prosveščénije)sex education
  • полово́е воспита́ние (polovóje vospitánije)sex education
Slovak sexuálna výchova
  • sexuálna výchovasex education
Spanish educación sexual
  • educación sexualsex education
Swedish sexualkunskap, sex- och samlevnadsundervisning
  • sexualkunskapsex education
  • sex- och samlevnadsundervisningsex education
  • sexualundervisningsex education
  • sexualupplysningsex education
Tagalog sariing paturuan
  • sariing paturuansex education
Thai เพศศึกษา
  • เพศศึกษา (pêet-sʉ̀k-sǎa)sex education
Turkish seks eğitimi, cinsellik eğitimi
  • seks eğitimisex education
  • cinsellik eğitimisex education
  • cinsel eğitimsex education
Ukrainian сексуа́льна осві́та, сексуа́льна просві́та
  • сексуа́льна осві́та (seksuálʹna osvíta)sex education
  • сексуа́льна просві́та (seksuálʹna prosvíta)sex education
Vietnamese giáo dục giới tính
  • giáo dục giới tínhsex education
Cite this entry
APA

sex education. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sex%20education

MLA

“sex education.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sex%20education. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sex education,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sex%20education.

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