Synonyms for
Fetus
Definition
An unborn or unhatched offspring in the womb or egg, especially in the later stages of development when the body structures are in the recognizable form of its kind.
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Literary
Antonyms
Common collocations
- unborn fetus
- developing fetus
- fetus in utero
- fetus development
- human fetus
- fetus scan
- fetus position
- fetus health
Word family
noun fetus
Usage note
The term 'fetus' specifically refers to the developing human from the ninth week after conception until birth. Before this stage, it is referred to as an 'embryo'.
Example sentences
- The fetus was kicking inside the mother's belly.
- The doctor checked the fetus's heartbeat.
- The fetus is growing rapidly during the third trimester.
- The mother was advised to avoid alcohol and cigarettes during pregnancy to protect the fetus.
- The fetus was diagnosed with a genetic disorder during the ultrasound.
Quotes
A baby is something you carry inside you for nine months, in your arms for three years, and in your heart until the day you die. - Mary Mason
The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world that it leaves to its children. - Dietrich Bonhoeffer
We have a secret in our culture, and it's not that birth is painful. It's that women are strong. - Laura Stavoe Harm