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Fetus

/ˈfiːtəs/

An unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal.

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📖 Definitions of "Fetus"

noun

1
An unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal.
2
A human embryo after the eighth week of gestation.
"The sequence is: molecules in reproductive systems, then gametes, zygotes, morulas, blastocysts, and then fetuses."

🔄 Synonyms of "Fetus"

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Word	Definition
foetusnoun	(Commonwealth) Alternative spelling of fetus. [An unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal.]

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Fetus"

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Word	Definition
foetusnoun	(Commonwealth) Alternative spelling of fetus. [An unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal.]
fetal	(embryology) Pertaining to, or connected with, a fetus.
pregnancynoun	(countable) The condition of being pregnant; an instance of this.
embryonoun	In the reproductive cycle, the stage after the fertilization of the egg that precedes the development into a fetus.
unbornnoun	(countable) A single unborn offspring at any stage of gestation.
papyraceous	Synonym of papery: of, similar to, or related to paper, particularly its thinness or texture.
babynoun	A very young human, particularly from birth to a couple of years old or until walking is fully mastered.
offspringnoun	A person's daughter or son; a person's child.
previable	Not yet viable.
maturesverb	(intransitive) To proceed toward maturity: full development or completion (either of concrete or of abstract things, e.g. plans, judgments, qualities).
conceptusnoun	The fetus or embryo, including all the surrounding tissues protecting and nourishing it during pregnancy.
unborn baby	—
unborn childnoun	A human offspring that is developing in the uterus; fetus.
posthatchlingnoun	A young animal that is no longer a hatchling
larvanoun	An early stage of growth for some insects and amphibians, in which after hatching from their egg, insects are wingless and resemble a caterpillar or grub, and amphibians lack limbs and resemble fish.
subjuvenilenoun	A newborn animal
young	In the early part of growth or life; born not long ago.
subadultnoun	A person who, or animal that, is not yet an adult.
slunkverb	(UK, dialectal) A slough, a low, wet, miry place. (Compare slank.)
juvenilenoun	A person younger than the age of majority; a minor.