Chinese word

胎儿

Pronunciation

Pinyintāi ér

Meaning

  • noununborn baby

Example

她感觉到胎儿在动。tā gǎn jué dào tāi ér zài dòng

She felt the unborn baby move.

Illustration for 胎儿 (unborn baby)

More examples

检查显示胎儿发育良好。jiǎn chá xiǎn shì tāi ér fā yù liáng hǎo

The examination showed that the unborn baby was developing well.

Core concept

A developing human enclosed in the womb, with birth still ahead.

Common phrases

  • 胎儿发育tāi ér fā yù

    fetal development

  • 胎儿心跳tāi ér xīn tiào

    fetal heartbeat

  • 胎儿健康tāi ér jiàn kāng

    fetal health

Similar words

宝宝báo bǎo: A warm, caring name for a baby or young child.
婴儿yīng ér: A very young baby who has already been born and needs protection and care.
胚胎pēi tāi: An early developing form after fertilization, before the body's organs develop.
新生儿xīn shēng ér: A baby during the first short period following birth.

Definition in Chinese

妊娠期间在母体子宫内发育、尚未出生的人，通常与胚胎阶段相对。rèn shēn qī jiān zài mú tǐ zi gōng nèi fā yù shàng wèi chū shēng de rén tōng cháng yǔ pēi tāi jiē duàn xiāng duì

Word origin

胎儿 (tāiér, "fetus") is formed from 胎 (tāi, "fetus") and 儿 (ér, "child"), so the compound links the womb stage with a human child.

Usage tips

  • The word is not limited to hospital language and can appear in ordinary factual talk about movement or development, though it has a more factual tone than intimate family wording.

Other meanings

  • fetusnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 胎盘tāi pánplacentanoun
  • 胎动tāi dòngfetal movementnoun

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