Usage Note
Incubadora covers both the medical device used to keep premature newborns at stable temperature and the business 'incubator' that nurtures startups — a recent semantic extension widely used in Spanish business journalism. Context distinguishes the two senses clearly. The masculine incubador exists but is rare compared to the feminine form.
Examples
"El bebé pasó dos semanas en la incubadora."
Natural Translation
The baby spent two weeks in the incubator.
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