crotch Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the region of the angle formed by the junction of two branches
    fork.
    • they took the south fork
    • he climbed into the crotch of a tree
  2. noun the angle formed by the inner sides of the legs where they join the human trunk
    fork.
  3. noun external sex organ
    privates; genitals; private parts; genitalia; genital organ.

WordNet

Crotch noun
Etymology
Cf. Crotchet, Crutch.
Wordforms
plural Crotches
Definitions
  1. The angle formed by the parting of two legs or branches; a fork; the point where a trunk divides; as, the crotch of a tree.
  2. (Naut.) A stanchion or post of wood or iron, with two arms for supporting a boom, spare yards, etc.; -- called also crane and crutch. Totten.

Webster 1913