What is another word for embryo?

Pronunciation: [ˈɛmbɹɪˌə͡ʊ] (IPA)

Embryo is a term used to describe the initial stages of development in an organism - particularly in the context of pregnancy. However, there are several other words with similar meanings as embryo, such as fetus, zygote, germ, seed, and nascent. Fetus is used mostly in pregnancy-related contexts and refers to an unborn baby that has gone beyond the initial embryonic stage. A zygote is an entity that is formed when egg and sperm unite, while germ and seed are words commonly used to refer to the embryonic stage of animals and plants respectively. Finally, nascent means something that has just begun to form or develop. Overall, these synonyms for embryo add richness and diversity to our vocabulary, allowing us to communicate more effectively and precisely.

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Usage examples for Embryo

The short story, as every one knows, was once an embryo and an experiment; but few nowadays would care to hold that it has not developed into a specific and worthy literary form.
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Sir James M. Barrie George Middleton Althea Thurston Percy Mackaye Lady Augusta Gregor Eugene Pillot Anton Tchekov Bosworth Crocker Alfred Kreymborg Paul Greene Arthur Hopkins Paul Hervieu Jeannette Marks Oscar M. Wolff David Pinski Beulah Bornstead Herma
Such were the conditions, I am sorry to say, existing in the embryo city of Seattle in January, 1882, and such had been the conditions for several months previous to that time.
"Memoirs of Orange Jacobs"
Orange Jacobs
As full of terror as were the events of that February day, the duration of its effect on the minds of the pioneer settlers of the embryo city was but brief.
"Memoirs of Orange Jacobs"
Orange Jacobs

Famous quotes with Embryo

  • Now, an embryo may seem like some scientific or laboratory term, but, in fact, the embryo contains the unique information that defines a person.
    Todd Akin
  • Is life worth living? This is a question for an embryo not for a man.
    Samuel Butler
  • From the beginning, each human embryo has its own unique genetic identity.
    Robert Casey
  • Every person is a God in embryo. Its only desire is to be born.
    Deepak Chopra
  • The paradox is really the pathos of intellectual life and just as only great souls are exposed to passions it is only the great thinker who is exposed to what I call paradoxes, which are nothing else than grandiose thoughts in embryo.
    Soren Kierkegaard

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