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test-tube baby

noun

  1. an infant developed from an ovum fertilized in vitro and implanted into a woman's uterus, usually that of the biological mother.


test-tube baby

noun

  1. a fetus that has developed from an ovum fertilized in an artificial womb
  2. a baby conceived by artificial insemination
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of test-tube baby1

First recorded in 1930–35

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