"baby-to-be" meaning in All languages combined

See baby-to-be on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: babies-to-be [plural]
Etymology: From baby + -to-be. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|baby|to-be}} baby + -to-be Head templates: {{en-noun|babies-to-be}} baby-to-be (plural babies-to-be)
  1. (informal) An embryo or fetus; an unborn child. Tags: informal

Inflected forms

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        "(informal) An embryo or fetus; an unborn child."
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