Dictionary

fetus en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈfiːtəs/

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (Australia, Canada, US, also) An unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal.
   • Several feti were removed from every rats' uterus, stripped of their membranes and allowed to lie in the peritoneal cavity connected to the placenta by the umbilical cord and with the placenta still attached to the uterine wall. 1963, John W Choate, Henry A. Thiede, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Transcript, Volume 2
2. (Australia, Canada, US, also) A human embryo after the eighth week of gestation.
   • The sequence is: molecules in reproductive systems, then gametes, zygotes, morulas, blastocysts, and then fetuses.
   • Though scientists do not know how stress affects gestation, Fukuda theorizes that the vulnerability of Y-bearing sperm cells, male embryos and/or male fetuses to stress is why “subtle significant changes in sex ratios” occur. […] The factors that filter out who “gets through” from conception to birth include chromosomal or genetic abnormalities of the fetus or the mother’s stress response to changes in her environment, Catalano said. 2019 January 23, Susan Scutti, “Climate change will affect gender ratio among newborns, scientists say”, in CNN:
3. (Australia, Canada, US, also, archaic) A neonate.
   • The real essence of that or any other sort of substances, it is evident, we know not; and therefore are so undetermined in our nominal essences, which we make ourselves, that, if several men were to be asked concerning some oddly-shaped fœtus, as soon as born, whether it were a man or no, it is past doubt one should meet with different answers. 1959 [1689], John Locke, chapter 6, in An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, vol. 2, New York, N.Y.: Dover Publications, Inc., page 77:

Forms

Deriveds

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

Relateds

embryo · fetus papyraceus · fetus in fetu

Translations (126)

tr cenin (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · it feto (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · sa भ्रूण (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · bg заро́диш (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · tt яралгы (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · kmr fetûs (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · la fētus (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · vi thai (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · is fóstur (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · uz embrion (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · egy G3-i-i-D53 (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · ta கரு (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · cmn 胎 (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · fo fostur (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · mk фетус (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · vi bào thai (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · he שְׁלִיל (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · io feto (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · eo feto (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · fr fœtus (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · my ဇီး (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · kl naartu (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · bg фе́тус (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · ca fetus (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · nb foster (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · cy ffetws (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · cy rhith (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · ko 태아 (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · el έμβρυο (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · sh fétus (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · tg ҷанин (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · yue 胎兒 /胎儿 (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · qu sullu (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · uk плід (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · bn ফিটাস (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · uk заро́док (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · ky түйүлдүк (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · mk плод (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · sh пло̑д (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · fa-ira جَنین (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · bn ভ্রূণ (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · uz homila (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · ttj enda (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · tg ҳомила (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · th ทารกในครรภ์ (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · yi וולד (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · hi भ्रूण (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · ms fetus (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · non fóstr (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · nl foetus (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · az döl (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · sh фе́тус (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · kl naartoq (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · da foster (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · pt feto (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · ast fetu (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · be заро́дак (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · grc κύημα (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · tk şine (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · eu fetu (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · kl ilumiu (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · km គភ៌ (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · he עוּבָּר (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · tr fetus (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · az maya (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · ka ნაყოფი (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · ru эмбрио́н (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · sq embrion (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · ga féatas (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · ja 胎児 (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · sk plod (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · grc ἔμβρυον (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · nn foster (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · cs plod (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · ro făt (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · my သန္ဓေသား (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · lo ພັນ (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · sl fetus (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · uk ембріо́н (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · es feto (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · cmn 胎兒 /胎儿 (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · ar جَنِين (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · kmr korpele (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · ru плод (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · id janin (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · ms janin (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · nan-hbl 胎兒 /胎儿 (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · prs جَنِین (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · lt vaisius (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · yue 胎 (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · ru заро́дыш (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · fr fétus (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · lo ຈາວ (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · hy պտուղ (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · sh plȏd (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · ky урук (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · hu magzat (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · pl płód (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · et loode (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · ur جَنِین (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · be эмбрыён (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · fi sikiö (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · bg плод (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · sa गर्भ (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · aht cʼenaay (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · sv foster (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · sq fetus (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · ug ھامىلە (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · eu umeki (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · ps جنين (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · kmr cenîn (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · de Fötus (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · bg ембрио́н (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · az rüşeym (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · pa ਭਰੂਣ (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · lv auglis (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · se ohki (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · gl feto (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · oc fètus (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · be плод (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · kk ұрық (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · sl plod (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · uz urugʻ (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · tg нутфа (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · et feetus (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal) · kmr korpele (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal)

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