15 Birth and death: from cradle to grave

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a ripe old age
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the condition of being very old, used especially to talk about someone who has a long healthy life
pregnant
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(of a woman and some female animals) having a baby or babies developing inside the womb
deliver
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to (help) give birth to a baby
midwife
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a person, usually a woman, who is trained to help women when they are giving birth
give birth
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When a woman or female animal (...), she produces a baby or young animal from her body
labour
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the last stage of pregnancy from the time when the muscles of the womb start to push the baby out of the body until the baby appears
foetus
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UK spelling of fetus
IVF
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abbreviation for in vitro fertilization
uterus
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the organ in the body of a woman or other female mammal in which a baby develops before birth
womb
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the organ in the body of a woman or other female mammal in which a baby develops before birth
embryo
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an animal that is developing either in its mother's womb or in an egg, or a plant that is developing in a seed
self-fertilize
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to start developing into a new plant or animal after joining with a male cell from the same plant or animal, rather than a different one
conception
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the process of a male and a female sex cell joining and causing a baby to start to form
pregnancy
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the state of being pregnant

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