the birds and the bees
plural noun
informal + humorous
: the facts about sex that are told to children
He dreaded having to explain about the birds and the bees to his son.
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Jesse and Christophe, holding hands, look on in fascinated awe—Jesse perhaps teaching the young Christophe the birds and the bees—while the couple, out in the open, displays no shyness.
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Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2024
Edward Segarra Most parents talk to their kids about the birds and the bees.
—USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024
There’s more than merely the birds and the bees conversation (buckle up).
—Alexa Mikhail, Fortune Well, 8 Aug. 2023
Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2024
Edward Segarra Most parents talk to their kids about the birds and the bees.
—USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024
There’s more than merely the birds and the bees conversation (buckle up).
—Alexa Mikhail, Fortune Well, 8 Aug. 2023
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