snowflake baby
snowflake baby noun: a baby that is born following the transfer of a surplus embryo produced during the in vitro fertilization of one woman to the womb of another woman who was not a cell donor.
Noun
snowflake baby (plural snowflake babies)
- A baby that is born following the transfer of a surplus embryo produced during the in vitro fertilization of one woman to the womb of another woman who was not a cell donor.
- Once Caroline and Jeffrey gave their consent--or Caroline gave it for them--the eleventh embryo could become the snowflake baby it was meant to be.2007, Katherine Stone, Caroline's Journal, page 24
- Brownback's presentation included a series of following the development of a child, the result of a discarded embryo, a so-called snowflake baby.2009, Jason Holt (editor), The Daily Show and Philosophy - Moments of Zen in the Art of Fake News, page 125
Forms of snowflake baby
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Questions about snowflake baby
- What does snowflake baby mean?
- Snowflake baby means a baby that is born following the transfer of a surplus embryo produced during the in vitro fertilization of one woman to the womb of another woman who was not a cell donor.
- What part of speech is snowflake baby?
- Snowflake baby is a noun.
- What is the plural of snowflake baby?
- The plural of snowflake baby is snowflake babies.
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