designer baby

noun

1. a baby developing from an embryo created by in-vitro fertilization and selected because it had or lacked particular genes, the genetic makeup often having been modified by genetic engineering.

designer baby

noun

1. informal.
   a baby that is the product of genetic engineering

Word History and Origins

Origin of designer baby¹

First recorded in 1980–85

Example Sentences

Without PGD, none of these approaches, from disease prevention to designer babies, could take place.

From Science News

They had created CRISPR babies, unleashing fears that the next inevitable step would be designer babies.

From Washington Post