English Explanatory Dictionary

stillbirth

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The birth of a dead fetus; the delivery of an infant which is dead at birth.
  2. The birth of a dead fetus after 20 weeks of gestation.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

stillbirth stillbirths still-birth

Etymology

From still + birth.

Related words

stillborn coffin birth death livebirth maternal death jellyfish baby
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