English Explanatory Dictionary

fetus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal.
  2. A human embryo after the eighth week of gestation.
  3. A neonate.

Pronunciation

/ˈfiːtəs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-foetus.wav

Word forms

fetus fetuses feti fetii foetus fœtus faetus fætus phoetus phœtus

Etymology

A learned borrowing from Latin fētus (“offspring”). Doublet of fawn.

Related words

fetus in fetu fetus papyraceus embryo

Derived words

fetal feticide fetopathy fetucide fetus deletus fetus fetishist fetuslike grandfetus multifetus superfetation
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