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flipper baby

flipper baby noun: a person born with defective limbs as a result of the mother taking thalidomide during pregnancy.

Noun

flipper baby (plural flipper babies)

  1. (offensive, slang) A person born with defective limbs as a result of the mother taking thalidomide during pregnancy.

Synonyms of flipper baby

Forms of flipper baby

pluralflipper babies

Questions about flipper baby

What does flipper baby mean?
Flipper baby means a person born with defective limbs as a result of the mother taking thalidomide during pregnancy.
What part of speech is flipper baby?
Flipper baby is a noun.
What is the plural of flipper baby?
The plural of flipper baby is flipper babies.

Words near flipper baby in the dictionary

  1. flippening
  2. flippenings
  3. Flippens
  4. flipper
  5. flipper babies
  6. flipper baby
  7. flipperdinger
  8. flippered
  9. flippering
  10. flipperless
  11. flipperlike

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