Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To conceive when a fetus is already present in the uterus.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To conceive after a prior conception.
- noun See superfetate, superfetation.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb To conceive after a prior conception, but before the birth of the offspring.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To
conceive after a priorconception , but before thebirth of theoffspring .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb conceive when a fetus is already present in the uterus
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Latin superfētāre, superfētāt- : super-, super- + fētāre, to breed (from fētus, offspring; see dhē(i)- in Indo-European roots).]
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Latin superfetare; super above, over + fetare to bring forth.
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