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

Word History and Origins

Origin of test-tube baby¹

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

An android raises a test-tube baby as its own in the new sci-fi fable “I Am Mother.”

From Los Angeles Times

And he shows how terms such as “test-tube baby” and “designer baby” are laced with cultural and religious judgements about how conception should proceed.

From Nature

The deputy chief minister of Uttar Pradesh has also suggested that science was so advanced during the time of the Ramayana that Sita was actually a test-tube baby.

From BBC

The birth of the world’s first test-tube baby in 1978, followed by the first U.S. test tube baby birth in 1981, opened the gates to a new reproductive technology known as in vitro fertilization.

From Washington Times

Industry advocates note that more than 8 million children have been born worldwide through IVF and other fertility treatments since the first “test-tube baby” arrived 40 years ago.

From Washington Post