fetal

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Scrabble points
8
Words With Friends
9
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ˈfitl̩/

Definition of fetal

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (not-comparable)Pertaining to, or connected with, a fetus.
    “fetal circulation”
    “fetal membranes”
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adj

  1. (not-comparable)Pertaining to, or connected with, a fetus.
    “fetal circulation”
    “fetal membranes”
  2. (informal, not-comparable)In the fetal position.
    “I was fetal on my left side, unable to move. My legs fell off my queen-sized bed and were propped up by a rocking chair.”
    “By 12:00 when Keith arrived home with Connor, I was fetal on the couch and praying for a quick death.”
    “Gage had gone foetal: knees raised, chin ducked , arms shielding his head.”

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Etymology

From fetus + -al.

Anagrams of fetal

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