infertile
playSimple Definition of infertile
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: not able to reproduce : not able to produce children, young animals, etc.
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: not suited for raising crops : unable to support the growth of plants
Full Definition of infertile
: not fertile or productive <infertile eggs> <infertile fields>; especially : incapable of or unsuccessful in achieving pregnancy <infertile couples>
Examples of infertile in a sentence
<an infertile cow is of limited use to a farmer>
<only parched, infertile fields remained after months of drought>
Origin and Etymology of infertile
Middle French, from Late Latin infertilis, from Latin in- + fertilis fertile
First Known Use: 1597
INFERTILE Defined for Kids
infertile
playDefinition of infertile for Students
: not fertile <infertile soil>
Medical Dictionary
infertile
playMedical Definition of infertile
: not fertile; especially : incapable of or unsuccessful in achieving pregnancy over a considerable period of time (as a year) in spite of determined attempts by heterosexual intercourse without contraception <infertile couples> <an infertile male with a low sperm count> <an infertile female with blocked fallopian tubes>—compare sterile 1
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