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"The birds and the bees" is an colloquial expression referring to a rite of passage in the lives of most children when parents explain human sexuality and sexual intercourse to them.




Meaning


According to tradition, "the birds and the bees" is a metaphorical story sometimes told to children in an attempt to explain the mechanics and results of sexual intercourse through reference to easily observed natural events. For instance, bees carry and deposit pollen into flowers, a visible and easy-to-explain parallel to fertilization. Female birds laying eggs is a similarly visible and easy-to-explain parallel to ovulation.




Origin



While the earliest documented use of the expression remains somewhat nebulous, it is generally regarded as having been coined by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Published in 1825, his verse in “Work Without Hope”, refers to birds and bees.




See also


Sex education
Sexual reproduction




References

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• The Birds and the Bees (film)
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• Alma Cogan
• Bruce Bagemihl
• Han Bo-bae
• Matt Lanter
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• The Birds, the Bees and the Italians
• The Bird and the Bee (album)
• The Birds and the Bees (Jewel Akens song)
• The Bird and the Bee Sides