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test tube baby

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.26 in modern English

Syllables
test -tube ba-by
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A baby who was conceived by in vitro fertilisation and then implanted in the uterus of the mother.

Inflected Forms

test tube babies (plural) test-tube baby (alternative)

Phrases

artificial insemination intrauterine insemination

Frequently Paired Words

artificial insemination intrauterine insemination

Synonyms

embaby

Questions

What does test tube baby mean?
A baby who was conceived by in vitro fertilisation and then implanted in the uterus of the mother.

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