Noun
test tube baby (plural test tube babies)
A baby who was conceived by in vitro fertilisation and then implanted in the uterus of the mother.
test-tube baby (plural test-tube babies)
A baby born using in vitro fertilisation
test tube baby
In 1981, Elizabeth Jordan Carr, the first American test-tube baby, was born in Norfolk, Va. Source: Internet
In 1978, the first real test-tube baby was welcomed into the world with both hope and legitimate concern … while today, most of us know a happy baby or two conceived with the help of IVF. Source: Internet
I still remember learning about the first test-tube baby and wondering if we should be doing this just because we can. Source: Internet
” The agreement they reached suggests a continuity of vision—their test-tube baby will walk, not inspire some slicker creation. Source: Internet