Excrement

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɛkskɹəmÉ™nt/

From Latin excrēmentum, from excernere ("to excrete").

Full definition of excrement

Noun

1. (archaic) Any waste matter excreted from the human or animal body, or discharged by bodily organs.
• 1603, John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essays, Folio Society 2006, vol. 1 p. 97:A French Gentleman was ever wont to blow his nose in his hand .... He asked me on a time, what privilege this filthie excrement had, that wee should have a daintie linnen cloth or handkercher to receive the same.
2. (now specifically) Animal solid waste excreted from the bowels; feces.

Synonyms

Related terms

• excreta
• excrete
• excremental

From Latin excrēmentum, from excrēscere ("to grow out").

Noun

1. (obsolete) Something which grows out of the body; hair, nails etc.----