missionary position
noun
a position for sexual intercourse in which the couple lies face to face with the male on top.
Origin of missionary position
First recorded in 1965–70; so called because it was allegedly favored by Christian missionaries working among indigenous peoples, in preference to positions in which the man approaches the woman from behind
Words nearby missionary position
mission specialist,
mission statement,
mission viejo,
missionary,
missionary apostolic,
missionary position,
missionary ridge,
missioner,
missionize,
missis,
missish
British Dictionary definitions for missionary position
missionary position
noun
informal
a position for sexual intercourse in which the man lies on top of the woman and they are face to face
Word Origin for missionary position
C20: from the belief that missionaries advocated this as the proper position to primitive peoples among whom it was unknown