Main Entry: gen·i·tal

Pronunciation: \ˈje-nə-t^əl\

Function: adjective

Etymology: Middle English, from Latin genitalis, from genitus, past participle of gignere to beget — more at kin

Date: 14th century

1 : generative
2 : of, relating to, or being a sexual organ
3 : of, relating to, or characterized by the stage of psychosexual development in psychoanalytic theory during which oral and anal impulses are subordinated to adaptive interpersonal mechanisms

— gen·i·tal·ly \-tə-lē\ adverb