foetus

Noun

Meaning

Same as Fetus.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

fetus fern growth fruit girl nucleus baby egg offspring embryo calf germ foetal blastula stillbirth

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Antonyms

last mother failure adult grandfather precursor

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Hypernyms

vertebrate craniate

Hyponyms

baby monster abortus teras

Phrases with the word

harlequin foetus

Examples

A 21-year-old woman and her husband in the petition on Wednesday informed the court that the foetus has shown symptoms of Down Syndrome which will cause both physical and mental handicap to the child at birth. Source: Internet

Ae and oe are often maintained in words such as manoeuvre, paedophilia and foetus (excepting those listed below), however the Macquarie dictionary lists forms with e (e. Source: Internet

Also in 1591, Gregory XIV modified the Apostolic Constitution Effraenatam of Pope Sixtus V (1588) so that the penalty for abortion did not apply until the foetus became animated. Source: Internet

Another cited as a key obstacle the religious belief that “the foetus is a gift from God”. Source: Internet

But in this latest case, the foetus remained unnoticed inside the child for years. Source: Internet

I knew the foetus was reliant on what I ate. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

foetoscopically foetoscopy foetotoxic foetus in foetu Fofana fog