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Etymology

From fore- +‎ skinCategory:English terms prefixed with fore-#SKIN, a loose calque of Latin Category:English terms calqued from Latin#FORESKIN Category:English terms derived from Latin#FORESKIN praepūtium. Compare German Vorhaut, etc. First attested in c. 1535.

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Noun

foreskin (plural foreskins)Category:English lemmas#FORESKIN Category:English nouns#FORESKIN Category:English countable nouns#FORESKIN Category:English entries with incorrect language header#FORESKIN Category:Pages with entries#FORESKIN Category:Pages with 1 entry#FORESKIN

(anatomy Category:en:Anatomy#FORESKIN) The nerve-dense, retractable fold of skin which covers and protects the glans of the penis in humans and some other mammals.
Synonym: penile foreskin

In the female genitalia, the clitoral hood is homologous to the foreskin.
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- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 17:14:
  And the vncircumcised man-child, whose flesh of his foreskinne is not circumcised, that soule shall be cut off from his people: hee hath broken my couenant.
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- 1990, Robert D. Martin, Primate Origins and Evolution: A Phylogenetic Reconstruction, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, →ISBN:
  In primates, the foreskin is present in the genitalia of both sexes and likely has been present for millions of years of evolution.
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- 2010, The Royal Australasian College of Physicians, Circumcision of infant males:
  the foreskin is a primary sensory part of the penis, containing some of the most sensitive areas of the penis
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(anatomy Category:en:Anatomy#FORESKIN) Ellipsis of clitoral foreskinCategory:English ellipses#FORESKIN.
Synonym: clitoral hood

Synonyms

prepuce
See also Thesaurus:foreskin

Derived terms

Translations

fold of skin covering the head of the penis

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Afrikaans: voorhuidCategory:Terms with Afrikaans translations#FORESKIN
Albanian: lafshë (sq) fCategory:Terms with Albanian translations#FORESKIN
Arabic: قَلْفَة f (qalfa)Category:Terms with Arabic translations#FORESKIN, غُرْلَة f (ḡurla)Category:Terms with Arabic translations#FORESKIN
Egyptian Arabic: غرلة f (ğurla)Category:Terms with Egyptian Arabic translations#FORESKIN
Armenian: թլիփ (hy) (tʻlipʻ)Category:Terms with Armenian translations#FORESKIN
Asturian: prepuciu (ast) mCategory:Terms with Asturian translations#FORESKIN
Azerbaijani: pülükCategory:Terms with Azerbaijani translations#FORESKIN
Basque: moko-azalCategory:Terms with Basque translations#FORESKIN, prepuzioCategory:Terms with Basque translations#FORESKIN
Belarusian: кра́йняя плоць (krájnjaja plocʹ)Category:Terms with Belarusian translations#FORESKIN
Bikol:
Central Bikol: lusi (bcl)Category:Terms with Central Bikol translations#FORESKIN
Bulgarian: препу́циум (bg) (prepúcium)Category:Terms with Bulgarian translations#FORESKIN
Catalan: prepuci mCategory:Terms with Catalan translations#FORESKIN
Chinese:
Cantonese: 包皮 (baau¹ pei⁴)Category:Cantonese terms with redundant transliterations#FORESKIN Category:Terms with Cantonese translations#FORESKIN

Mandarin: 包皮 (zh) (bāopí)Category:Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations#FORESKIN Category:Terms with Mandarin translations#FORESKIN
Czech: předkožka (cs) fCategory:Terms with Czech translations#FORESKIN
Danish: forhud (da) cCategory:Terms with Danish translations#FORESKIN
Daur: чирчигий магэл (čirčigij magel)Category:Terms with Daur translations#FORESKIN
Dhivehi: ފިރިހެން ހަށީގެ ބޯ ނިވައިކޮށްދޭ ހަންކޮޅު (firihen̊ haṣīge bō nivaikoṣ̊dē han̊koḷu)Category:Terms with Dhivehi translations#FORESKIN
Doteli: फुर् (phur)Category:Terms with Doteli translations#FORESKIN
Dutch: voorhuid (nl) fCategory:Terms with Dutch translations#FORESKIN
Egyptian:

(ṯꜣm m)Category:Terms with Egyptian translations,

(qrnt f)Category:Terms with Egyptian translations
Emilian: please add this translation if you canCategory:Requests for translations into Emilian#FORESKIN
Esperanto: prepucio (eo)Category:Terms with Esperanto translations#FORESKIN
Estonian: eesnahkCategory:Terms with Estonian translations#FORESKIN
Extremaduran: please add this translation if you canCategory:Requests for translations into Extremaduran#FORESKIN
Faroese: forhúð fCategory:Terms with Faroese translations#FORESKIN
Finnish: esinahka (fi)Category:Terms with Finnish translations#FORESKIN
French: prépuce (fr) mCategory:Terms with French translations#FORESKIN
Friulian: please add this translation if you canCategory:Requests for translations into Friulian#FORESKIN
Galician: prepucio (gl) mCategory:Terms with Galician translations#FORESKIN
Georgian: ჩუჩი (čuči)Category:Terms with Georgian translations#FORESKIN
German: Vorhaut fCategory:Terms with German translations#FORESKIN, (medical also) Präputium (de) nCategory:Terms with German translations#FORESKIN
Old High German: furiwahstCategory:Terms with Old High German translations#FORESKIN, furigiwahstCategory:Terms with Old High German translations#FORESKIN
Greek: ακροβυστία (el) f (akrovystía)Category:Terms with Greek translations#FORESKIN
Ancient Greek: ἀκροβυστία f (akrobustía)Category:Terms with Ancient Greek translations#FORESKIN, ποσθία f (posthía)Category:Terms with Ancient Greek translations#FORESKIN
Greenlandic: usuup nuuata amiaCategory:Terms with Greenlandic translations#FORESKIN
Hebrew: עורלה / עָרְלָה f (orlá)Category:Terms with Hebrew translations#FORESKIN
Hindi: अग्रच्छद m (agracchad)Category:Terms with Hindi translations#FORESKIN
Hungarian: fityma (hu)Category:Terms with Hungarian translations#FORESKIN, előbőr (hu)Category:Terms with Hungarian translations#FORESKIN
Hunsrik: please add this translation if you canCategory:Requests for translations into Hunsrik#FORESKIN
Icelandic: forhúð (is) fCategory:Terms with Icelandic translations#FORESKIN
Ido: prepuco (io)Category:Terms with Ido translations#FORESKIN
Igbo: àpịCategory:Terms with Igbo translations#FORESKIN
Indonesian: kulup (id)Category:Terms with Indonesian translations#FORESKIN, khatanCategory:Terms with Indonesian translations#FORESKIN
Inuktitut: ᐹᓯᓂᖅ (paasiniq)Category:Terms with Inuktitut translations#FORESKIN
Irish: forchraiceann mCategory:Terms with Irish translations#FORESKIN
Italian: prepuzio (it) mCategory:Terms with Italian translations#FORESKIN
Japanese: 包皮 (ja) (ほうひ, hōhi)Category:Terms with Japanese translations#FORESKIN
Javanese: ikutCategory:Terms with Javanese translations#FORESKIN
Kashubian: please add this translation if you canCategory:Requests for translations into Kashubian#FORESKIN
Khmer: ស្បែក (km) (sbaek)Category:Terms with Khmer translations#FORESKIN, ស្បែកក្ដ (sbaek kdɑɑ)Category:Terms with Khmer translations#FORESKIN
Korean: 포피(包皮) (ko) (popi)Category:Terms with Korean translations#FORESKIN
Ladin: please add this translation if you canCategory:Requests for translations into Ladin#FORESKIN
Lao: please add this translation if you canCategory:Requests for translations into Lao#FORESKIN
Latin: praepūtium nCategory:Terms with Latin translations#FORESKIN
Latvian: priekšāda fCategory:Terms with Latvian translations#FORESKIN
Ligurian: pelleCategory:Terms with Ligurian translations#FORESKIN doCategory:Terms with Ligurian translations#FORESKIN belìnCategory:Terms with Ligurian translations#FORESKIN
Lithuanian: apyvarpėCategory:Terms with Lithuanian translations#FORESKIN
Lombard: prepuzi mCategory:Terms with Lombard translations#FORESKIN
Malay: kulup (ms)Category:Terms with Malay translations#FORESKIN
Maltese: prepuzju mCategory:Terms with Maltese translations#FORESKIN, ġarrettaCategory:Terms with Maltese translations#FORESKIN (slang)
Māori: pahuhuCategory:Terms with Māori translations#FORESKIN, kirimataCategory:Terms with Māori translations#FORESKIN
Nahuatl:
Classical Nahuatl: tepōlēhuayōtlCategory:Terms with Classical Nahuatl translations#FORESKIN
Norwegian:
Bokmål: forhud m or fCategory:Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations#FORESKIN

Nynorsk: forhud fCategory:Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations#FORESKIN
Occitan: prepuci (oc) mCategory:Terms with Occitan translations#FORESKIN
Old English: filmen nCategory:Terms with Old English translations#FORESKIN
Pali: please add this translation if you canCategory:Requests for translations into Pali#FORESKIN
Persian: غلفه (fa) (ġolfe)Category:Terms with Persian translations#FORESKIN, پیش‌پوست (piš-pust)Category:Terms with Persian translations#FORESKIN
Piedmontese: please add this translation if you canCategory:Requests for translations into Piedmontese#FORESKIN
Plautdietsch: Väahut fCategory:Terms with Plautdietsch translations#FORESKIN
Polish: napletek (pl) mCategory:Terms with Polish translations#FORESKIN
Portuguese: prepúcio (pt) mCategory:Terms with Portuguese translations#FORESKIN
Romagnol: please add this translation if you canCategory:Requests for translations into Romagnol#FORESKIN
Romanian: prepuț (ro) nCategory:Terms with Romanian translations#FORESKIN
Russian: кра́йняя плоть (ru) f (krájnjaja plotʹ)Category:Terms with Russian translations#FORESKIN, препу́ций (ru) m (prepúcij)Category:Terms with Russian translations#FORESKIN
Sami:
Inari Sami: ovdânähkiCategory:Terms with Inari Sami translations#FORESKIN

Northern Sami: ovdanáhkkiCategory:Terms with Northern Sami translations#FORESKIN

Skolt Sami: pââimõsčåuʹddCategory:Terms with Skolt Sami translations#FORESKIN
Sanskrit: लिङ्गाग्रचर्म m (liṅgāgracarma)Category:Terms with Sanskrit translations#FORESKIN
Serbo-Croatian: prepucij (sh) mCategory:Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations#FORESKIN, prepucijum mCategory:Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations#FORESKIN, predkožica fCategory:Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations#FORESKIN, obrezak (sh) mCategory:Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations#FORESKIN
Sicilian: còppula (scn) fCategory:Terms with Sicilian translations#FORESKIN
Slovak: predkožka (sk) fCategory:Terms with Slovak translations#FORESKIN
Slovene: prepucij mCategory:Terms with Slovene translations#FORESKIN
Spanish: prepucio (es) mCategory:Terms with Spanish translations#FORESKIN
Swahili: govi (sw)Category:Terms with Swahili translations#FORESKIN
Swedish: förhud (sv) cCategory:Terms with Swedish translations#FORESKIN
Tagalog: bilotCategory:Terms with Tagalog translations#FORESKIN, busisiCategory:Terms with Tagalog translations#FORESKIN
Tamil: சூப்பி (ta) (cūppi)Category:Terms with Tamil translations#FORESKIN
Tausug: mumudCategory:Terms with Tausug translations#FORESKIN
Telugu: ముందోలు (te) (mundōlu)Category:Terms with Telugu translations#FORESKIN
Thai: หนังหุ้มปลาย (nǎng-hûm-bplaai)Category:Terms with Thai translations#FORESKIN
Tooro: ekisusu ky'emboro class 7Category:Terms with Tooro translations#FORESKIN
Turkish: sünnet derisiCategory:Terms with Turkish translations#FORESKIN, prepusyumCategory:Terms with Turkish translations#FORESKIN, prepüsCategory:Terms with Turkish translations#FORESKIN, ön deriCategory:Terms with Turkish translations#FORESKIN
Ukrainian: кра́йня пло́ть f (krájnja plótʹ)Category:Terms with Ukrainian translations#FORESKIN, препу́цій m (prepúcij)Category:Terms with Ukrainian translations#FORESKIN
Urdu: please add this translation if you canCategory:Requests for translations into Urdu#FORESKIN
Vietnamese: bao quy đầuCategory:Terms with Vietnamese translations#FORESKIN
Volapük: prepüd (vo)Category:Terms with Volapük translations#FORESKIN
Welsh: blaengroen (cy) mCategory:Terms with Welsh translations#FORESKIN
Yiddish: פֿאָרהויט (forhoyt)Category:Yiddish terms with redundant transliterations#FORESKIN Category:Terms with Yiddish translations#FORESKIN, עורלה (orle)Category:Yiddish terms with non-redundant manual transliterations#FORESKIN Category:Terms with Yiddish translations#FORESKIN
Yoruba: adọ̀dọ́Category:Terms with Yoruba translations#FORESKIN

Verb

foreskin (third-person singular simple present foreskins, present participle foreskinning, simple past and past participle foreskinned)Category:English lemmas#FORESKIN Category:English verbs#FORESKIN Category:English entries with incorrect language header#FORESKIN Category:Pages with entries#FORESKIN Category:Pages with 1 entry#FORESKIN

(transitive Category:English transitive verbs#FORESKIN, intransitive Category:English intransitive verbs#FORESKIN) To remove the foreskin.
- 1976, Max Brown, The black Eureka, page 52:
  What she meant, of course, was young initiated men, and any such would be in short supply until after the foreskinning ceremonies at Christmas.
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- 1981, Exile - Volume 8, page 17:
  I always liked an open fire," an open wound, suppuration of silent words from somewhere, a long line of fathers foreskinning for all they were worth, unknown, unsaid, alone in ice-cold space as we're all alone in the absence of God with only His mother, the mother of God, out there in black face, alone herself, the queen of the world...
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- 2000, Peter Kivisto, Georganne Rundblad, Multiculturalism in the United States, →ISBN:
  An article in Instauration entitled “Foreskinning” exclaims that “slicing off babies' foreskins cannot be described as anything but forms of mutilation” performed by “savages.”
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(transitive Category:English transitive verbs#FORESKIN, intransitive Category:English intransitive verbs#FORESKIN) To sexually stimulate by manipulating the foreskin.
- 2008, Vanessa Place, La Medusa, →ISBN, page 356:
  According to Scotty, who should have played the accordion, and did he, Dr. Bowles now wonders, grow up to be Scotty Boy Potty and was all this merely a terribly tropish bit of biz foreskinning the man he would becum, nuntheless, according to Scott, if one waved bye-bye up and down, i.e. flapping, versus side to side, i.e. wiping, one was a fag.
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- 2010, Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond, Powder Necklace: A Novel, →ISBN, page 65:
  S'ter Penny started to go but stopped when she noticed Ivy was still standing with us. "Heh! Ivy Abankwah, jai foreskinning!" She told her to stop doing something -- I wasn't sure what "foreskinning" meant.
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- 2016, Marc Asanov Archibald, OF DOGS AND MEN - A myth therapy, →ISBN:
  Sucking whiskey from a sagging breast/ Sipping the bitter cigar/ foreskinning up and down...
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