genitor
[
jen
-i-ter]
/ˈdʒɛn ɪ tər/
noun
1.
a parent, especially a father.
Origin
1400-50;
late Middle English
<
Latin,
equivalent to
geni-
(variant stem of
gignere
to beget) +
-tor
-tor
; cognate with
Greek
genétōr,
Sanskrit
janitar-
British Dictionary definitions for
genitor
genitor
/
ˈdʒɛnɪtə;
-tɔː
/
noun
1.
the biological father as distinguished from the pater or legal father
Word Origin
C15: from Latin, from
gignere
to beget