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stillbirth

American  
[stil-burth] / ˈstɪlˌbɜrθ /

noun

  1. the birth of a dead child or organism.

  2. a fetus dead at birth.

stillbirth Cultural  

  1. The birth of a fetus that has died; particularly, birth of a fetus that has died in the uterus at a stage in development when an infant could survive on its own if born healthy.

Etymology

Origin of stillbirth

First recorded in 1745–55; still 1 + birth

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