Stillborn

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  • adjective. Dead at birth.
  • adjective. Failing before or at the very beginning or inception; abortive.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Dead at birth; born lifeless: as, a still-born child.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Dead at the birth.
  • adjective. Fig.: Abortive.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Dead at birth.
  • adjective. Ignored, without influence, or unsuccessful from the outset; abortive.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. (of newborn infant) showing no signs of life at birth; not liveborn
  • adjective. failing to accomplish an intended result
  • Word Usage
    "Women become pregnant very young, recieve insufficient nutrition, and as a result they endure protracted labor resulting in stillborn babies -- and injuries that result in eventual incontinence, social ostracism, and heartbreak."
    Equivalent
    dead  unfruitful  
    Rhyme
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    Born  Horn  Horne  Lorne  Thorn  
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