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baby-to-be

baby-to-be noun: an embryo or fetus; an unborn child.

Noun

baby-to-be (plural babies-to-be)

  1. (informal) An embryo or fetus; an unborn child.
    • At twenty-six weeks, your baby-to-be can move freely in your womb.2000, Theresa Francis-Cheung, Pregnancy Weight Management: Before, During, After, Adams Media, →ISBN, page 27

Forms of baby-to-be

pluralbabies-to-be

Origin of baby-to-be

From baby + -to-be.

Questions about baby-to-be

What does baby-to-be mean?
Baby-to-be means an embryo or fetus; an unborn child.
What part of speech is baby-to-be?
Baby-to-be is a noun.
What is the plural of baby-to-be?
The plural of baby-to-be is babies-to-be.

Words near baby-to-be in the dictionary

  1. baby-steps
  2. baby-talk
  3. baby-talked
  4. baby-talking
  5. baby-talks
  6. baby-to-be
  7. baby-trans
  8. baby-transes
  9. baby-walker
  10. baby-walkers
  11. baby-wise

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