fetal position
a bodily posture resembling that of the fetus in the uterus, in which the body is curled with head and limbs drawn in, sometimes assumed in states of fear or emotional withdrawal.
Origin of fetal position
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How to use fetal position in a sentence
Curled into a fetal position on an outdoor, candle-lit matt in Costa Rica, the 18-year-old trembles in fear.
In the fetal position, she begins shivering from the brisk wind.
When Frank finally enters the room, he discovers his wife curled up in the fetal position, naked in the crib.
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The man he'd shot was a motionless blob on the rocky floor, his arms and legs pulled up in a grotesque fetal position.
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British Dictionary definitions for fetal position
a bodily position similar to that of a fetus in the womb, with the knees up towards the chest and the head bent forward
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