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fetal position
noun
- a bodily posture resembling that of the fetus in the uterus, in which the body is curled with head and limbs drawn in, sometimes assumed in states of fear or emotional withdrawal.
fetal position
noun
- a bodily position similar to that of a fetus in the womb, with the knees up towards the chest and the head bent forward
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Word History and Origins
Origin of fetal position1
First recorded in 1960–65
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Example Sentences
Curled into a fetal position on an outdoor, candle-lit matt in Costa Rica, the 18-year-old trembles in fear.
From The Daily Beast
In the fetal position, she begins shivering from the brisk wind.
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When Frank finally enters the room, he discovers his wife curled up in the fetal position, naked in the crib.
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Williams was found in the curled up in the fetal position inside a red North Face bag in his bath.
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Or would it leave me huddled in the fetal position on my bathroom floor two hours later?
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The man he'd shot was a motionless blob on the rocky floor, his arms and legs pulled up in a grotesque fetal position.
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