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A kidneyA kidney.
» René's fingers are caught in the door.
Scott · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 sensesA kidney.
(Egyptian)One’s name, as part of the soul in ancient Egyptian mythology.
(neologism, slang)A non-binary parent.
Examples
7 sentencesRené's fingers are caught in the door.
"I think, therefore I am," said René Descartes.
de„Ich denke, also bin ich“, sagte René Descartes. — Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
By the way, Ren. Should I take your hand? Every year you wander off.
"Draags, Oms" are allusions to Fantastic Planet (La planète sauvage) by René Laloux.
René Descartes is the father of analytical thinking.
deRené Descartes ist der Vater des analytischen Denkens. — Esperantostern
Origin
Learned borrowing from Latin rēn. Doublet of rein (“kidney”). Learned borrowing from EgypLearned borrowing from Latin rēn. Doublet of rein (“kidney”).
Learned borrowing from Egyptian rn, r:n-A2
From the third to fifth letters of the word “parent.”
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