English
baby-to-be
An embryo or fetus; an unborn child.
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From baby + -to-be.
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- partEnglishbaby “A very young human, particularly from birth to a couple of years old or until walking is fully mast…”
- inheritedMiddle Englishbaby
- partMiddle Englishbabe
- partMiddle English-y
- inheritedMiddle Englishbaby
- suffixEnglish-to-be “Future, later, expectant.”