Meanings
nounflipper baby (plural flipper babies)
plural flipper babies
- offensiveslangA person born with defective limbs as a result of the mother taking thalidomide during pregnancy.
Synonyms: phocomelus, thalidomide child
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA person born with defective limbs as a result of the mother taking thalidomide during pregnancy.
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