fetal position
noun
: a position (as of a sleeping person) in which the body lies curled up on one side with the arms and legs drawn up and the head bowed forward and which is assumed in some forms of psychic regression
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Detectives have promoted the theory, based on the evidence, the shooter stood over Welsh and fired as she was curled on the floor in a fetal position.
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Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2024
Davis’s daughter found his body curled in the fetal position in the bathtub on the morning of Feb. 9, 2021, according to prosecutors.
—Christine Pelisek, People.com, 14 Oct. 2024
Combs then threw the hot pan at Ventura, who fell to the ground in a fetal position, the lawsuit claims.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2024
For me, that included any physical activity that involved opening up my chest or sleeping curled in the fetal position.
—Katie Camero, SELF, 17 Oct. 2024
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Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2024
Davis’s daughter found his body curled in the fetal position in the bathtub on the morning of Feb. 9, 2021, according to prosecutors.
—Christine Pelisek, People.com, 14 Oct. 2024
Combs then threw the hot pan at Ventura, who fell to the ground in a fetal position, the lawsuit claims.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2024
For me, that included any physical activity that involved opening up my chest or sleeping curled in the fetal position.
—Katie Camero, SELF, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Fetal position.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fetal%20position. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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