Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

flipper baby

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.80 in modern English

Syllables: flip-per ba-by
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person born with defective limbs as a result of the mother taking thalidomide during pregnancy.

Offensive; Slang

Usage

Inflected Forms

flipper babies (plural)

Synonyms

phocomelus thalidomide child

Questions

What does flipper baby mean?: A person born with defective limbs as a result of the mother taking thalidomide during pregnancy.

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