{"era":"current","word":"masturbate","meaning":"to sexually stimulate oneself, typically with the hand or a sex toy","children":[{"era":"18th century","word":"masturbation","meaning":"the act of masturbating","children":[{"era":"classical","word":"masturbor / masturbatus","meaning":"the source of the Latin-derived verb is uncertain","children":[],"language":"Latin"}],"language":"English"}],"language":"Modern English"}