Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- v. To conceive when a fetus is already present in the uterus.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- To conceive after a prior conception.
- n. See superfetate, superfetation.
Wiktionary
- v. To conceive after a prior conception, but before the birth of the offspring.
GNU Webster's 1913
- v. To conceive after a prior conception, but before the birth of the offspring.
WordNet 3.0
- v. conceive when a fetus is already present in the uterus
Etymologies
- Latin superfetare; super above, over + fetare to bring forth. (Wiktionary)
- Latin superfētāre, superfētāt- : super-, super- + fētāre, to breed (from fētus, offspring; see dhē(i)- in Indo-European roots). (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
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