Copulation
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: /kɒp.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Origin
From Middle French copulation
Full definition of copulation
Noun
copulation
(countable and uncountable; plural copulations)- (countable) The act of coupling or joining; union; conjunction.
- (uncountable) Sexual procreation between a man and a woman or transfer of the sperm from male to female; usually applied to the mating process in nonhuman animals; coitus; coition.