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test-tube baby
noun
- 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
- a fetus that has developed from an ovum fertilized in an artificial womb
- a baby conceived by artificial insemination
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Word History and Origins
Origin of test-tube baby1
First recorded in 1930–35
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