Stillbirth
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Stillbirth is a noun meaning The birth of a dead fetus; the delivery of an infant which is dead at birth.
Meaning
The birth of a dead fetus; the delivery of an infant which is dead at birth.
More Meanings
- (medicine) The birth of a dead fetus after 20 weeks of gestation.
Example Sentences
Each year, approximately a million pregnancies in the United States end in miscarriage, stillbirth, or the death of the newborn child.
Word Forms
- stillbirths
- still-birth
Synonyms for stillbirth
Depending on context, synonyms include miscarriage.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include miscarriage, unbirth, nonbirth, freebirth, deathling, birthlessness.
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