test-tube baby

noun

1. an infant developed from an ovum fertilized in vitro and implanted into a woman's uterus, usually that of the biological mother.

test-tube baby

noun

1. a fetus that has developed from an ovum fertilized in an artificial womb

2. a baby conceived by artificial insemination

Word History and Origins

Origin of test-tube baby¹

First recorded in 1930–35