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Added 9 October 2026

foreskin

/ˈfɔːskɪn/ noun

In Latin: praepūtium Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about foreskin at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The nerve-dense, retractable fold of skin which covers and protects the glans of the penis in humans and some other mammals.
In the female genitalia, the clitoral hood is homologous to the foreskin.
Ellipsis of clitoral foreskin.

verb

To remove the foreskin.

Origin

From fore- + skin, a loose calque of Latin praepūtium. Compare German Vorhaut, etc. First attested in c. 1535.

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