Synonyms for embryo

Most common

egg · seed · nucleus · germ · beginning · rudiment · conceptus

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   In the reproductive cycle, the stage after the fertilization of the egg that precedes the development into a fetus.

Related words

Word family

embaby embryonal embryonic embryoscope embryoscopy embryotomy

Phrases

coconut embryo

Forms

Plural

embryos → eggs, germs, seeds, nucleuses…

Example sentences

• egg If the universe is a cosmic egg, then who laid it?
• seed Poppy seed cake is traditionally baked for Easter.
• nucleus A great deal of energy is locked up in the nucleus.
• germ Antibodies work by attaching themselves to an invading germ.
• beginning Will we be in time for the beginning of the party?

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

egg¹

4 letters

seed¹, germ¹

7 letters

nucleus³

8 letters

rudiment³

9 letters

beginning³, conceptus

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (nucleus³ = 3 syllables).

In other languages

Français

embryon

Italiano

embrione

Deutsch

Embryo