stillbirth

[ stil-burth ]
/ ˈstɪlˌbɜrθ /

noun

the birth of a dead child or organism.
a fetus dead at birth.

Origin of stillbirth

First recorded in 1745–55; still1 + birth

Words nearby stillbirth

still wine, still's disease, still's murmur, still-hunt, stillage, stillbirth, stillborn, stillicide, stilliform, stillness, stillroom

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British Dictionary definitions for stillbirth

stillbirth
/ (ˈstɪlˌbɜːθ) /

noun

birth of a dead fetus or baby
a stillborn fetus or baby

Medical definitions for stillbirth

stillbirth
[ stĭl′bûrth′ ]

n.

The birth of a dead child or fetus.
A child or fetus dead at birth.

Cultural definitions for stillbirth

stillbirth

The birth of a fetus that has died; particularly, birth of a fetus that has died in the uterus at a stage in development when an infant could survive on its own if born healthy.