"birds and bees" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} birds and bees pl (plural only)
  1. (euphemistic, idiomatic) Informal education about sex. Wikipedia link: birds and bees Tags: euphemistic, idiomatic, plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Sex Synonyms: facts of life, the birds and the bees Related terms: the talk Translations (euphemistic: sexual activity): bierne og blomsterne (Danish), de bloemetjes en de bijtjes [neuter, plural] (Dutch), kukat ja mehiläiset (Finnish), die Bienchen und Blümchen [neuter, plural] (German), Tatsachen des Lebens [feminine, plural] (German), blommor och bin [plural] (Swedish)

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