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stillbirth

nounC1Very rare — outside the 30,000 commonest English words, so you will meet it in writing rather than in speechleans written

Other forms: stillbirths

A stillbirth is the birth of a baby that has already died. Suffer a stillbirth.

In Britain it is defined as after twenty-four weeks, and the birth is registered like any other. A stillbirth was for a long time not spoken of at all, which made it far harder to bear.

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Definitions of stillbirth

  1. 1nounstillbirthThe birth of a baby that has already died.C1

    “The stillbirth was registered and the family were given no leave at all.”

stillbirth is a birth.

Where it comes from

Still plus birth, from the older sense of still meaning motionless.

From still + birth.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practised in A Song of Ice and Fire

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stillbirth in the wild

  • A stillbirth can often result in the feeling of guilt or grief in the mother.

    Stillbirth

  • Worldwide prevention of most stillbirths is possible with improved health systems.

    Stillbirth

  • Abigail's Footsteps is a stillbirth charity organisation in the United Kingdom founded in 2010.

    Abigail's Footsteps

  • Stillbirth Foundation Australia is an organization which aims to improve care and conditions for people who have experienced the stillbirth of a child as well as preventing stillbirth.

    Stillbirth Foundation Australia

  • A stillbirth is the death of a fetus before or during delivery, resulting in the delivery of a dead baby.

    Stillbirth (disambiguation)

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