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test tube baby

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: embaby

Antonyms: none provided

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22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 試管嬰兒 /试管婴儿 (shìguǎn yīng'ér) — baby who was conceived by in vitro fertilisation
  • Danish: reagensglasbarn — baby who was conceived by in vitro fertilisation
  • Dutch: reageerbuisbaby — baby who was conceived by in vitro fertilisation
  • Dutch: proefbuisbaby — baby who was conceived by in vitro fertilisation
  • Finnish: koeputkilapsi — baby who was conceived by in vitro fertilisation
  • French: bébé éprouvette — baby who was conceived by in vitro fertilisation
  • French: bébé-éprouvette — baby who was conceived by in vitro fertilisation
  • German: Retortenbaby — baby who was conceived by in vitro fertilisation
  • Greek: παιδί του σωλήνα (paidí tou solína) — baby who was conceived by in vitro fertilisation
  • Hungarian: lombikbébi — baby who was conceived by in vitro fertilisation
  • Indonesian: bayi tabung — baby who was conceived by in vitro fertilisation
  • Italian: figlio della provetta — baby who was conceived by in vitro fertilisation
  • Polish: dziecko z probówki — baby who was conceived by in vitro fertilisation
  • Portuguese: bebê de proveta — baby who was conceived by in vitro fertilisation
  • Portuguese: bebé-proveta — baby who was conceived by in vitro fertilisation
  • Romanian: copil născut din inseminare artificială — baby who was conceived by in vitro fertilisation
  • Romanian: copil din eprubetă — baby who was conceived by in vitro fertilisation
  • Russian: ребёнок из проби́рки (rebjónok iz probírki) — baby who was conceived by in vitro fertilisation
  • Spanish: niño probeta — baby who was conceived by in vitro fertilisation
  • Spanish: niña probeta — baby who was conceived by in vitro fertilisation
  • Swedish: provrörsbarn — baby who was conceived by in vitro fertilisation
  • Turkish: tüp bebek — baby who was conceived by in vitro fertilisation