unborn
unborn · unborns
A single unborn offspring at any stage of gestationA single unborn offspring at any stage of gestation.
US/ˈʌnbˈɔɹn/
Meaning
2 senses(countable)A single unborn offspring at any stage of gestation.
(uncountable)Unborn offspring collectively.
Inheritance law allows property to be left to the unborn.
Examples
9 sentencesAs innocent as a babe unborn.
ruСовсем как ребенок. — ranwise
Can paint fumes affect my unborn baby?
After the terrible loss of their unborn child, they decided to adopt one.
Sami isn't sure who Layla's unborn baby's father was.
Yanni wanted his unborn son to be raised Muslim.
Origin
From Middle English unborn, from Old English unboren, from Proto-Germanic *unburanaz. EquiFrom Middle English unborn, from Old English unboren, from Proto-Germanic *unburanaz. Equivalent to un- + born.
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Forms
plural: unbornsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable