gonad

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *ǵíǵn̥h₁eti Proto-Hellenic *gígnomai Ancient Greek γίγνομαι (gígnomai) Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek γονή (gonḗ) Ancient Greek -άζω (-ázō) Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς (-ắs) New Latin gonadēsbor. English gonad From 1880 New Latin gonadēs, plural of New Latin gonas, coined from Ancient Greek γονή (gonḗ, “seed, begetting, birth, offspring”), from γίγνεσθαι (gígnesthai, “be born”).

1. A sex organ that produces gametes; specifically, a testicle or ovary.

   “The shape of his gonads must set the ambit of his emotions? No. […] What Bart feels like is mother.”

2. A sex organ that produces gametes; specifically, a testicle or ovary.