From Middle English genitour, from Old French genitor, geneteur, from Latin genitor, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁tōr; the Latin is also equivalent to gignō + -tor.

• IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɛnɪtə(ɹ)/

genitor (plural genitors)

1. a biological parent (either male or female), or the direct cause of an offspring.
2. a generator; an originator
   • 1616, Richard Sheldon, “A Briefe Prelude, Shewing the Pseudo-Christianisme of Papists, in respect of their lying Signes, and Wonders”, in A Survey of the Miracles of the Church of Rome, prouing them to be Antichristian. […], London: […] Edward Griffin for Nathaniel Butter, page 12 ↗:

     […] prophane legends (though termed by their Genitours and forefathers, Aureæ Legendæ, Golden Legends) […]

3. (obsolete, in the plural) The genitals

• biofather
• biomother
• bioparent
• birthfather
• birthmother
• birthparent

• progenitor
• progenitrix