FETUS
What does "FETUS" mean?
An unborn mammal in the later stages of development before birth.
Meanings
- A developing human or animal offspring after the embryonic stage, when major structures have formed. By the second trimester the fetus can already hear muffled sounds from outside. technical
Did you know?
- The word only applies after a deadline: a human is an embryo until the end of week 8 of pregnancy, and only then officially becomes a fetus.
Word origin
From Latin 'fetus' meaning offspring, bringing forth, or hatching of young, related to 'fecundus' (fruitful).
Remember it
FETUS keeps the Latin spelling - one 'e', no British 'oe' like the older 'foetus'.
A little poem
Curled in warm darkness,
a heart practices its beat-
rehearsing the world.
haiku
What it teaches
Everything that will move mountains begins folded small and unfinished.
Quick facts
What does FETUS mean?
An unborn mammal in the later stages of development before birth.
Is FETUS a valid word?
Yes — FETUS is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is FETUS?
FETUS has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does FETUS come from?
From Latin 'fetus' meaning offspring, bringing forth, or hatching of young, related to 'fecundus' (fruitful).
What can FETUS teach us?
Everything that will move mountains begins folded small and unfinished.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.