stillbornstill‧born /ˈstɪlbɔːn, ˌstɪlˈbɔːn $ -ɔːrn/ adjective 
Word Origin
a stillborn baby2 written completely unsuccessful from the beginning and not developing at all: a stillborn romance
Word OriginWORD ORIGINstillborn
ExamplesOrigin:
1500-1600 ➔ STILL2 ‘dead’ (16-17 centuries) + bornEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- Libby had still not recovered from the shock of giving birth to a stillborn child.
- Sadly, the baby was stillborn.
- A neighbor, W. H. Tonn, had several cattle die or give birth to stillborn calves after the explosion.
- All anencephalus children are either miscarried, die stillborn, or die within a few weeks of life.
- I was not up to sharing life with a man preoccupied, behind whose dead eyes I could detect hope stillborn.
- Its stomach gaped, and it lay like a woman with a stillborn child beside it.
- Many Down's babies are miscarried, stillborn or live only a few days.
- Some may find him placing far too much emphasis on the impact of his alcoholic parents and stillborn twin brother, Jesse.
- They had one son, who was stillborn.
Longman Language Activatorwhen a baby is not born alive► lose the baby
1born dead: · "Am I going to lose the baby?'' she asked the doctor.· Patricia lost the baby after six months.
► have a miscarriage if a woman has a miscarriage the baby comes out of her body far too early for it to be able to live: · She was pregnant during her first marriage, but had a miscarriage.
► stillborn a baby that is stillborn is born dead but fully developed: · Sadly, the baby was stillborn.· Libby had still not recovered from the shock of giving birth to a stillborn child.
► be born dead if a baby is born dead , it is not alive when it is born: · The doctor told them that there was a danger their baby would be born dead or brain damaged.
► abortion a medical operation to deliberately end a pregnancy so that the baby is not born alive: · The Catholic Church remains strongly opposed to abortion.have an abortion: · One of my friends got pregnant when she was fifteen and had an abortion.backstreet abortion (=a secret illegal abortion by someone who is not trained): · Backstreet abortions left many women unable to have children later.
► terminate a pregnancy formal to perform the operation that prevents a baby from being born alive, often because the mother's life is in danger - used especially by doctors: · Doctors may terminate a pregnancy when the life of the mother is at risk.
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a stillborn baby2 written completely unsuccessful from the beginning and not developing at all: a stillborn romance