Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

foetalization

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
foetal-iza-tion
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The persistence of foetal characteristics in an adult.

Uncountable

Etymology

From foetal + -ization.

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Questions

What does foetalization mean?
The persistence of foetal characteristics in an adult.
Where does foetalization come from?
From foetal + -ization.

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