HyperDic: test-tube_baby

English > 1 sense of the expression test-tube baby:
NOUNperson test-tube babya baby conceived by fertilization that occurs outside the mother's body
English > test-tube baby: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningA baby conceived by fertilization that occurs outside the mother's body; the woman's ova are removed and mixed with sperm in a culture medium - if fertilization occurs the blastocyte is implanted in the woman's uterus.
Broaderbaby, babe, infantA very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
Spanishbebé de probeta, bebé probeta, bebé-probeta
Catalanbebè proveta

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