n.
Pronunciation: ' sp ə rm
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural sperm or sperms
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French esperme, sperme, from Late Latin spermat-, sperma, from Greek, literally, seed, from speirein to sow; probably akin to Armenian p'aratem I dispense
Date: 14th century
1 a : SEMEN b : a male gamete especially : SPERMATOZOON 1
2 : a product of the sperm whale