"test tube baby" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-test tube baby.wav Forms: test tube babies [plural], test-tube baby [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=test tube baby}} test tube baby (plural test tube babies)
  1. A baby who was conceived by in vitro fertilisation and then implanted in the uterus of the mother. Synonyms: embaby Related terms: artificial insemination, intrauterine insemination Translations (baby who was conceived by in vitro fertilisation): 試管嬰兒 /试管婴儿 (shìguǎn yīng'ér) (Chinese Mandarin), reagensglasbarn [neuter] (Danish), reageerbuisbaby [masculine] (Dutch), proefbuisbaby [masculine] (Dutch), koeputkilapsi (Finnish), bébé éprouvette [masculine] (French), bébé-éprouvette [masculine] (French), Retortenbaby [neuter] (German), παιδί του σωλήνα (paidí tou solína) [neuter] (Greek), lombikbébi (Hungarian), bayi tabung (Indonesian), figlio della provetta [masculine] (Italian), dziecko z probówki [neuter] (Polish), bebê de proveta [Brazil, feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), bebé-proveta [Portugal, feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), copil născut din inseminare artificială (Romanian), copil din eprubetă [masculine] (Romanian), ребёнок из проби́рки (rebjónok iz probírki) [masculine] (Russian), niño probeta [masculine] (Spanish), niña probeta [feminine] (Spanish), provrörsbarn [neuter] (Swedish), tüp bebek (Turkish)

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