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conception

conception

64 4.0
The start of a pregnancy when a sperm fertilizes an egg
  • noun
  • /kənˈsɛpʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : concepción
  • Human life from the moment of conception, in the embryonic state.
  • moment of conception
  • assisted conception
  • safer conception

Lots of things can happen between conception and the onset of Huntington's.

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Examples

  • Conception should be a joyous occasion.

  • Would that show when conception took place?

  • And you can watch them from conception to birth and be so smart.

  • It's our first cycle from conception to birth.

  • How far you know, how far back to the moment of conception should it go?

  • The point of conception and the point of birth.

  • A daughter whose conception was a total mystery.

  • Did I ever tell you the story about your conception?

  • She'll only be pregnant for about 20 minutes from the time of conception.

  • The doctor explained the process of conception, describing how fertilization occurs when a sperm meets an egg.

Synonyms

fertilization
vsconception
  • Specialized
27 4.0

A sperm or pollen joins a female cell to start a new living thing

is the process in women that causes pregnancy after an egg meets sperm
impregnation
vsconception
  • Specialized
1 7.7

When sperm or pollen fertilize a female reproductive cell to start a new organism

is the process in women that causes pregnancy rather than starting general development
fecundation
vsconception
  • Specialized
9.9

When a sperm cell joins an egg cell to make a new embryo

is the process in women that leads to pregnancy rather than broad gamete union

Compounds

A Roman Catholic belief and feast on December 8 that Mary was conceived without original sin

How Old

birth
814 1.0
fetal age
  • Specialized
4.8
conception
  • Specialized
64 4.0

Surface Forms

conception singular
conceptions plural

Morphology

conception = conceive (transparent) = conceive + tion

Standard nominalization from the verb 'conceive' meaning 'become pregnant', so the meaning is directly derivable for learners who know 'conceive'.

Etymology

The word conception comes from the Latin verb concipere, built from con- 'together' and capere 'to take', meaning 'to take in'. Think of it as 'taking in a seed', which gives the clear image of becoming pregnant.