maternal impression
maternal impression · maternal impressions
An effect supposedly produced on a child in the womb as a result of a powerful mental…An effect supposedly produced on a child in the womb as a result of a powerful mental or physical influence on the mother; thought to explain birth defects etc. before the modern understanding of genetics.
Meaning
1 senses(historical)An effect supposedly produced on a child in the womb as a result of a powerful mental or physical influence on the mother; thought to explain birth defects etc. before the modern understanding of genetics.
Forms
plural: maternal impressions| Singular | maternal impression |
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