sperm

[spurm] / spɜrm /

NOUN

seed

Synonyms

STRONGEST

berry corn egg grain nut

STRONG

bud cell conceit concept conception core ear embryo germ image impression inkling kernel notion nucleus ovule ovum particle rudiment semen spark spore start suspicion

Antonyms

STRONG

being concrete death exterior exteriority outside

WEAK

ancestor effect end ending parent result

NOUN

seminal fluid

Synonyms

WEAK

milt prostatic fluid spermatic fluid

Example Sentences

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By contrast, most men provide a sperm sample and wait for science to do its thing.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026

Shaun Greenaway, 43, was diagnosed in 2018 with azoospermia - a condition in which no sperm are present in the semen.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026

A review revealed a varicocele - a swelling of veins in the scrotum that can affect sperm quality.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026

The virus spreads through direct contact with bodily fluids such as blood, vomit, diarrhea, and sperm.

From Science Daily • Jun. 22, 2026

By what impetus, or instruction, was the embryo, and the final organism, generated from sperm and egg?

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee