test tube baby

English

Alternative forms

• test-tube baby

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Noun

test tube baby (plural test tube babies)

1. A baby who was conceived by in vitro fertilisation and then implanted in the uterus of the mother.

   Synonym: embaby

Translations

baby who was conceived by in vitro fertilisation

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 試管嬰兒 / 试管婴儿 (zh) (shìguǎn yīng'ér)

• Danish: reagensglasbarn n
• Dutch: reageerbuisbaby (nl) m, proefbuisbaby m
• Finnish: koeputkilapsi (fi)
• French: bébé éprouvette (fr) m, bébé-éprouvette (fr) m
• German: Retortenbaby (de) n
• Greek: παιδί του σωλήνα (el) n (paidí tou solína)
• Hungarian: lombikbébi (hu)
• Indonesian: bayi tabung (id)
• Italian: figlio della provetta m
• Polish: dziecko z probówki n
• Romanian: copil născut din inseminare artificială, copil din eprubetă m
• Russian: ребёнок из проби́рки m (rebjónok iz probírki)
• Spanish: niño probeta m, niña probeta f
• Swedish: provrörsbarn n
• Turkish: tüp bebek (tr)

See also

• artificial insemination
• intrauterine insemination