baby-to-be

English

Etymology

baby + -to-be

Noun

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

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

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