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Definition of designer baby noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

designer baby

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/dɪˌzaɪnə ˈbeɪbi/

/dɪˌzaɪnər ˈbeɪbi/

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(used especially in newspapers) a baby that is born from an embryo that was selected from a number of embryos produced using IVF, in order to ensure the baby has or does not have particular genes that can treat or cause disease

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