भ्रूण (Embryo) प्राणी के विकास की प्रारंभिक अवस्था को कहते हैं। मानव में तीन मास की गर्भावस्था के पश्चात्‌ भ्रूण को गर्भ (fetus) की संज्ञा दी जाती है।

An embryo is the initial stage of development for a multicellular organism. In organisms that reproduce sexually, embryonic development is the part of the life cycle that begins just after fertilization of the female egg cell by the male sperm cell. The resulting fusion of these two cells produces a single-celled zygote that undergoes many cell divisions that produce cells known as blastomeres. The blastomeres are arranged as a solid ball that when reaching a certain size, called a morula, takes in fluid to create a cavity called a blastocoel. The structure is then termed a blastula, or a blastocyst in mammals.