Main Entry:

fe·tus

Pronunciation:

\ˈfē-təs\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English, from Latin, act of bearing young, offspring; akin to Latin fetus newly delivered, fruitful — more at feminine

Date:

14th century

: an unborn or unhatched vertebrate especially after attaining the basic structural plan of its kind ; specifically : a developing human from usually two months after conception to birth