FETAL
What does "FETAL" mean?
Relating to a fetus, the unborn offspring developing in the womb.
Meanings
- Of or relating to a fetus or its stage of development. The scan monitored fetal heart rate. technical
- Resembling the curled posture of a fetus, as in 'fetal position'. He curled into the fetal position against the cold.
Did you know?
- 'Fetal' shares a root with 'felix', the Latin word for 'happy' - which originally meant 'fertile' or 'fruitful', tying new life and good fortune to the same ancient idea.
Word origin
From Latin 'fetus' meaning 'offspring, a bringing forth', related to 'fecundus' (fruitful) and 'felix' (happy, fertile); English added the adjective suffix '-al'.
Remember it
FETAL = FETus + AL: just add the adjective ending to the thing it describes.
A little poem
Curled against the dark-
a comma the body keeps
before any words.
haiku
What it teaches
The shape we instinctively return to under stress is the very first one we ever knew.
Quick facts
What does FETAL mean?
Relating to a fetus, the unborn offspring developing in the womb.
Is FETAL a valid word?
Yes — FETAL is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is FETAL?
FETAL has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does FETAL come from?
From Latin 'fetus' meaning 'offspring, a bringing forth', related to 'fecundus' (fruitful) and 'felix' (happy, fertile); English added the adjective suffix '-al'.
What can FETAL teach us?
The shape we instinctively return to under stress is the very first one we ever knew.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.