stillborn
adjective
still·born
ˈstil-ˈbȯrn 
1
: dead at birth
2
: failing from the start : abortive, unsuccessful
a stillborn venture
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Some cause lifelong disability and some are fatal, resulting in babies who are stillborn or die shortly after birth.
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Almut Winterstein, The Conversation, 30 Jan. 2025
At the time, Colorado had recorded 25 cases, including seven infants who were stillborn or died within months of birth from complications of the infection, and Herlihy said that the state could have more than 100 cases if nothing changed.
—Meg Wingerter, The Denver Post, 28 Jan. 2025
The already fraught experience turned truly tragic when the child, a girl, was stillborn.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 17 Jan. 2025
Newborns often die—Francie’s favorite aunt, Sissy, gives birth to ten stillborn children.
—Perri Klass, The New Yorker, 30 Dec. 2024
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Almut Winterstein, The Conversation, 30 Jan. 2025
At the time, Colorado had recorded 25 cases, including seven infants who were stillborn or died within months of birth from complications of the infection, and Herlihy said that the state could have more than 100 cases if nothing changed.
—Meg Wingerter, The Denver Post, 28 Jan. 2025
The already fraught experience turned truly tragic when the child, a girl, was stillborn.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 17 Jan. 2025
Newborns often die—Francie’s favorite aunt, Sissy, gives birth to ten stillborn children.
—Perri Klass, The New Yorker, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Stillborn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stillborn. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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stillborn
adjective
still·born
-ˈbȯ(ə)rn
: dead at birth
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