incubator
noun/ˈɪŋkjubeɪtə(r)/
/ˈɪŋkjubeɪtər/
- a piece of equipment in a hospital that new babies are placed in when they are weak or born too early, in order to help them survive
- Their baby was so small she spent three weeks in an incubator before going home.
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- a machine like a box where eggs are kept warm until the young birds are born
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