backround: originally coming from hermes, greek messanger god, and aphrodite, the greek goddes of love. hermaphrodite(with a long e sound) was originally the child of hermes and aphrodite, and was both male and female.
the ONLY definitions are as follows, if used for any other definition, the word has been used improperly or metaphorically.
1. a person who has both sets of sex organs (male and female), but not neccessarily having the ability to reproduce.
*technically it is possible for a hermaphrodite to use autosexual reproduction
2. MYTHOLOGY the child of hermes and aphrodite (read the backround)
hermaphrodite is also commonly, and INCORRECTLY used to mean a person with the secondary sexual traits of one sex, but the sexual organs of the other.
a hermaphrodite is not a super being, and human hermaphrodites often are often born sterile (unable to reproduce) and sometimes lack enough sexual hormones to sexually mature during puberty.
*note: it is believed that jamie lee curtis fits into the first definition; however, no one actually seems to definatively know. (who would want to find out?)
the ONLY definitions are as follows, if used for any other definition, the word has been used improperly or metaphorically.
1. a person who has both sets of sex organs (male and female), but not neccessarily having the ability to reproduce.
*technically it is possible for a hermaphrodite to use autosexual reproduction
2. MYTHOLOGY the child of hermes and aphrodite (read the backround)
hermaphrodite is also commonly, and INCORRECTLY used to mean a person with the secondary sexual traits of one sex, but the sexual organs of the other.
a hermaphrodite is not a super being, and human hermaphrodites often are often born sterile (unable to reproduce) and sometimes lack enough sexual hormones to sexually mature during puberty.
*note: it is believed that jamie lee curtis fits into the first definition; however, no one actually seems to definatively know. (who would want to find out?)
1. That hermaprhodite has a penis and a vagina.
INCORRECT Dude, she has boobs, i thought she was a she, but she has a dick! just a dick!(no female reproductive organs involved)
INCORRECT Dude, she has boobs, i thought she was a she, but she has a dick! just a dick!(no female reproductive organs involved)
by astrocom January 3, 2005
Get the hermaphroditemug. 1.A word derived from the ancient greek god/godess that was the child of Hermes and Aphrodite.
2. a person who is both male and female
2. a person who is both male and female
by Boghdn January 31, 2004
Get the hermaphroditemug. by b10x September 5, 2009
Get the hermaphroditemug. The baby was born a hermaphrodite, making it difficult for the doctor to choose the proper sex on its birth certificate.
by Jeralan February 8, 2005
Get the hermaphroditemug. by Broly June 6, 2005
Get the hermaphroditemug. bob: wouldn't it be cool if you could fuck your self with out the opposite sex, a finger, a hand or a dildo
Neil: I can, im a hermaphrodite, i bend my cock and stick it in my fanny
Neil: I can, im a hermaphrodite, i bend my cock and stick it in my fanny
by i fucked your uncle October 20, 2008
Get the hermaphroditemug. My apple is a hermaphrodite cus it has a hole in one end and a stem in the other.
My science teacher is such a hermaphrodite!
My science teacher is such a hermaphrodite!
by thehungrygirleatsthetaco November 12, 2010
Get the hermaphroditemug.