hermaphrodite

/hərˈmæfrədaɪt/

/həˈmæfrədaɪt/

Other forms: hermaphrodites

A hermaphrodite is a person (or plant or animal) that has both male and female sexual organs. Hermaphrodites are rare.

This is an unusual word for an unusual condition: being a boy and a girl at the same time. This happens to a small number of people who have the reproductive organs of both men and women. In appearance, a hermaphrodite might look more girlish or boyish, but they're kind of both. This word also applies to animals and plants, which can have both male and female equipment, too.

Definitions of hermaphrodite

1. noun

   one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made
   synonyms: androgyne, epicene, epicene person, gynandromorph, intersex

   type of:

   bisexual, bisexual person

   a person who is sexually attracted to both sexes
2. adjective

   of animal or plant; having both male female reproductive organs
   synonyms: hermaphroditic

   androgynous

   having both male and female characteristics