condom

noun

con·​dom ˈkän-dəm 

ˈkən-

dialectal -drəm

1

: a sheath commonly of rubber worn over the penis (as to prevent conception or venereal infection during coitus)

2

: a device that is designed to be inserted into the vagina before coitus and that resembles in form and function the condom used by males

Examples of condom in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Kimmel shared a selection of memories from their childhood, including the time Escobedo left a condom wrapper next to Kimmel’s parents’ bed. —Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 12 Nov. 2025

If, as Kingsnorth claims, gender-affirming medicine is an assault on human nature and the human body, then so, too, are pacemakers and prosthetic limbs, or Botox and condoms, for that matter. —Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 11 Nov. 2025

Among them was speculation about a condom in her bag at 17 — a conversation that quickly caught the attention of her mother. —Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Nov. 2025

Officers searched her purse and found several unopened condoms and drug paraphernalia. —Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 5 Nov. 2025

Word History

Etymology

origin unknown

First Known Use

circa 1706, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for condom

• quondam

Kids Definition

condom

noun

con·​dom ˈkən-dəm 

ˈkän-

: a usually rubber covering worn over the penis during sexual intercourse especially to prevent pregnancy or venereal disease

Medical Definition

condom

noun

con·​dom

ˈkän-dəm also ˈkən-

1

: a sheath commonly of rubber worn over the penis (as to prevent conception or venereal infection during coitus)

called also sheath

2

: a device that is designed to be inserted into the vagina before coitus and that resembles in form and function the condom used by males