private parts
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- noun
- /ˈpraɪvɪt pɑrts/
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- Okay, I put a towel over his private parts.
- touching of private parts
Nobody touches your private parts, mom and dad, and that's it.
- Nobody touches your private parts, mom and dad, and that's it.
- Consent is don't touch a stranger's private parts, right?
- Boyfriend has bad hygiene in private parts.
- Then stuff started unwrapping off of his private parts and it looked like he's peeing on the floor and it puddled down there.
Examples
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His hands cover up his private parts.
Fiction book (1997) -
Did I say you can look at my private parts?
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Because childbirth can be brutal on the private parts of a woman.
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The marine moves closer to the urinal so that no one can see his private parts.
Fiction book (1993) -
Consent is don't touch a stranger's private parts, right?
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Showering or washing one's genitals/private parts after sex keeps a person from getting HIV.
Academic text (2015) -
Showering or washing one's genitals or private parts after sex keeps a person from getting HIV.
Academic text (2008) -
All children were asked about holding hands, kissing, consensual touching under clothing, and consensual exposure and touching of private parts.
Academic text (2006) -
It is important to keep your private parts clean to prevent infections.
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The doctor explained the importance of regular check-ups for our private parts.
Synonyms
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Parts outside the body used for sex and having babies
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The outer parts of the body used for sex in males and females
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The outer private parts of a woman
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The private parts of the body, especially the genitals
The parts of the body that are used for sex and for passing urine
How Polite
- Informal
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the external sexual organs' is directly derivable from combining 'private' (personal, kept from others) with 'parts' (areas or body parts) — i.e. body parts that are private. This compositional interpretation is common in English and across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer the intended referent.
Etymology
The phrase private parts comes from the idea that some parts of the body are private, kept covered and not shown to others. That's why it now means 'the sex organs', a polite way to talk about the genitals.