testicle Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens
    testis; ball; orchis; nut; ballock; bollock; egg.
    • she kicked him in the balls and got away

WordNet

Tes"ti*cle noun
Etymology
L. testiculus, dim. of testis a testicle, probably the same word as testis a witness, as being a witness to manhood. Cf. Test a witness.
Definitions
  1. (Anat.) One of the essential male genital glands which secrete the semen.

Webster 1913