unborn
Americanadjective
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not yet born; yet to come; future.
unborn generations.
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not yet delivered; still existing in the mother's womb.
an unborn baby.
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existing without birth or beginning.
adjective
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not yet born or brought to birth
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still to come in the future
the unborn world
Etymology
Origin of unborn
before 900; Middle English; Old English unbornen. See un- 1, born
Example Sentences
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In this adaptation, Anna Bowden had been Cady’s defense attorney, and he’s no longer an illiterate rube but a successful restaurateur who was convicted of murdering his wife and unborn son.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
If you’re expressing these anxieties to him and his response is that you’ll get free housing and a better life for your unborn children, he might be missing the point.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 22, 2025
The Saers had five years of fertility struggles, which included losing their unborn baby, Elsie, at 14 weeks' gestation on Christmas Eve in 2011.
From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025
With a mission to “serve women and the unborn as the Bible instructs,” First Choice Women’s Resource Centers in New Jersey has helped tens of thousands of pregnant women over 40 years.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 1, 2025
Lourdes sees the face of her unborn child, pale and blank as an egg, buoyed by the fountain waters.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
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