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crotch

crotch

3 4.7
The area in a tree where two branches meet and form an angle
  • noun
  • /krɒtʃ/
translation icon : horquilla
  • Keiko continued working her way upward until she found a secure spot in the crotch between the trunk and a sturdy limb.
  • crotch of a tree

Going into the stick arms, down the Google throat, across the narrow crotch.

Examples

  • Levering his stick into the crotch of a tree.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • A porcupine is asleep and curled into the crotch of a tree like a huge bird's nest.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • Up on the crotch of a tree, a human skeleton or two has been

    Fiction book (1999)

  • The squirrel found a cozy spot in the crotch of the oak tree to build its nest.

  • New leaves began to sprout in the crotch where the branches met, signaling spring's arrival.

  • During our hike, we spotted a bird's nest in the crotch of the sturdy pine branches.

Synonyms

fork
vscrotch
75 3.8

A place where a road, river, or path divides into two branches

is the angle formed when two branches meet rather than where they split

Compounds

crotch area
3 5.1

The area between the legs where they join the body

crotch rocket
  • Slang
1 8.9

A fast, light motorcycle made for speed and quick turns

crotch critter
  • NSFW
1 9.9

A tiny bug like lice that lives between the legs in the groin area

crotch dropping
  • Offensive
9.9

Poop an animal leaves behind, often found outside

crotch dumpling
  • Informal
9.9

A silly, clumsy person or a small child who sits in someone's lap

crotch fruit
  • NSFW
9.9

A joking, slightly rude way to call someone's children

crotch goblin
  • Offensive
9.9

A young child who is noisy and causes trouble

crotch hair
  • Informal
8.4

Hair that grows in the area between the legs and the lower belly

Surface Forms

crotch singular
crotches plural

Etymology

Crotch comes from an old word for a 'hook' or 'fork', and it is related to the familiar word crook. It pictures the forked place where two branches meet, which is why we call that junction the tree's 'crotch'.