# fetus deletus

> English word · Phrase

## Definitions
1. Used to call for or reference the act of getting an abortion (hence destroying the fetus).

## Etymology
From fetus + rhyming alteration of delete with Latin -us after fetus. Compare Latin dēlētus (“deleted”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/fetus-deletus