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title: "Taier Meaning: 胎儿 (tāi’ér) Means “fetus”"
description: "胎儿 (traditional 胎兒, tāi’ér) means “fetus”. Hear its tones, see what 胎 and 儿 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/taier"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 胎儿 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

胎儿 tāi’ér

## fetus

## Its characters

1. 胎 tāi fetus
2. 儿 ér son

## In a sentence

医生说胎儿发育得很好。 The doctor said the fetus is developing well.

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## More words with 胎 or 儿

- [大伙儿 dàhuǒr](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dahuor)
- [儿科 érkē](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/erke)
- [儿女 érnǚ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ernu)
- [儿童 értóng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ertong)
- [儿子 érzi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/erzi)
- [轮胎 lúntāi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/luntai)
- [哪儿 nǎr](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/nar)
- [女儿 nǚ’ér](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/nuer)
- [胚胎 pēitāi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/peitai)
- [少儿 shào’ér](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shaoer)

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