sperm donor
noun
: a man who gives his sperm usually to a sperm bank so that it can be used to help women get pregnant
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Soon enough, she was faced with another decision: choosing a sperm donor.
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Janet W. Lee, NPR, 12 Jan. 2026
However, individual countries may have their own rules or guidelines surrounding sperm donor usage.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 11 Dec. 2025
Russo-Young revisits her family’s unique—and headline-making—history in this engrossing docuseries about her biological father, a gay sperm donor, suing for paternity rights, and the lawsuit that threatened her already vulnerable family.
—Dan Stahl, New Yorker, 28 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, Emerald has no need for men, using a sperm donor to create her perfect family of high-achieving triplets.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2025
These mutations can be spontaneous, but the paternal age of a sperm donor can also be a factor.
—Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
The Donor Chloe Fineman and Sarah Sherman portrayed a couple asking their friend, played by Andrew Dismukes, to be a sperm donor during a dinner at a restaurant.
—Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
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Janet W. Lee, NPR, 12 Jan. 2026
However, individual countries may have their own rules or guidelines surrounding sperm donor usage.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 11 Dec. 2025
Russo-Young revisits her family’s unique—and headline-making—history in this engrossing docuseries about her biological father, a gay sperm donor, suing for paternity rights, and the lawsuit that threatened her already vulnerable family.
—Dan Stahl, New Yorker, 28 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, Emerald has no need for men, using a sperm donor to create her perfect family of high-achieving triplets.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2025
These mutations can be spontaneous, but the paternal age of a sperm donor can also be a factor.
—Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
The Donor Chloe Fineman and Sarah Sherman portrayed a couple asking their friend, played by Andrew Dismukes, to be a sperm donor during a dinner at a restaurant.
—Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
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“Sperm donor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sperm%20donor. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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