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Stillborn

//ˈstɪlbɔː(ɹ)n// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective

1
Dead at birth. not-comparable
"Queen Anne, before Elizabeth, bore a still-born son."
2
Ignored, without influence, or unsuccessful from the outset; abortive. broadly, figuratively, not-comparable
"This, gentlemen, is a list of the joint-stock companies created last year. . . . Of these some were stillborn, but the majority hold the market."

Adjective

1
(of newborn infant) showing no signs of life at birth; not liveborn wordnet
2
failing to accomplish an intended result wordnet

Noun

1
A baby that is born dead.
"About 35% of stillborns are discovered to have major structural anomalies by chromosomal studies and autopsy findings."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From English still + born. First attested in 1597.

Etymology 2

From English still + born. First attested in 1597.

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