little swimmers
Male reproductive cells
Little swimmers is a playful euphemism for sperm.
The image likens spermatozoa to tiny creatures swimming toward an egg: We're trying to have a baby—his little swimmers just need to do their job.
The phrase appears in casual conversation about conception, fertility, or reproduction, softening what might otherwise feel clinical or crude.
- minnowSmall freshwater fish
- polliwogImmature amphibian stage
- shrimpSmall edible crustacean
- daphniaFreshwater microscopic crustacean
- spermMale reproductive cell
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