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designer babies

designer babies is the plural of designer baby.

Meaning of designer baby

Noun

designer baby (plural designer babies)

  1. A child whose genotype, and thus physical characteristics and susceptibility to hereditary disease, is selected by its parents.
    • In theory, a designer baby may be made-to-order according to a parent's desire for a particular sex, hair and eye color, and maybe even athletic ability.2011, Tara Rodden Robinson, Genetics For Dummies, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 315

Questions about designer babies

What is designer babies the plural of?
Designer babies is the plural of designer baby.

Words near designer babies in the dictionary

  1. designedness
  2. designedst
  3. designee
  4. designees
  5. designer
  6. designer babies
  7. designer baby
  8. designer breed
  9. designer crossbreed
  10. designer dog
  11. designer dogs

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