unborn

[uhn-bawrn]

adjective

1. not yet born; yet to come; future.

   unborn generations.

2. not yet delivered; still existing in the mother's womb.

   an unborn baby.

3. existing without birth or beginning.

unborn

/ ʌnˈbɔːn /

adjective

1. not yet born or brought to birth

2. still to come in the future

   the unborn world

Word History and Origins

Origin of unborn¹

before 900; Middle English; Old English unbornen. See un- ¹, born

Example Sentences

Slave owners mortgaged their human property so they could buy or improve land and to carry out other investments, sometimes even basing loans on the estimated worth of children as yet unborn to enslaved women.

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Shirley's body and that of her unborn child were later found buried in the garden at 25 Cromwell Street.

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Mr Bush also admitted deceiving three other women into thinking ashes he gave them were those of their unborn babies.

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That advice dismayed physicians, who say that fevers during pregnancy are a greater risk for the unborn and that acetaminophen is safer than alternative fever-reducing medicines.

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She said immediate custody would harm others, including Breen's son, unborn child, and the child she cares for, making this an "exceptional case".

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