test-tube baby

Noun

Meaning

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

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test tube baby

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Examples

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

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