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Unborn

adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not yet born; yet to come; future. not-comparable
  2. 2
    Not yet delivered; still existing in the mother's womb. not-comparable

    "Ellen Page gives a star-making performance as a 16-year-old live wire who decides to go through with her pregnancy and seeks acceptably well-adjusted, wealthy, punk-rock loving parents for the unborn baby."

  3. 3
    Existing without birth or beginning. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    not yet brought into existence wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A single unborn offspring at any stage of gestation. countable

    "Whereas the lack of a child brings shame upon Anna and Joachim, the converse holds true for Mary: the existence of an unborn in the womb of a woman who is supposed to be a virgin causes great scandal."

  2. 2
    Unborn offspring collectively. uncountable

    "Inheritance law allows property to be left to the unborn."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English unborn, from Old English unboren, from Proto-Germanic *unburanaz. Equivalent to un- + born.

Etymology 2

From Middle English unborn, from Old English unboren, from Proto-Germanic *unburanaz. Equivalent to un- + born.

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