- 胎児 — fetus; unborn baby
- 胎盤 — placenta
- 胎内 — inside the womb
- 胎生 — bearing live young (viviparity)
- 胎教 — prenatal education; stimulation before birth
On the left, にくづき shows flesh or the body, telling us this kanji is about something happening inside a living body. The right side adds the sound タイ and suggests a base that holds or supports something. Together, 胎 pictures a body that holds and protects new life — the womb and the growing embryo.