misbirthn.

Brit.

/ˌmɪsˈbəːθ/,

/ˈmɪsbəːθ/, U.S.

/ˌmɪsˈbərθ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mis- prefix¹, birth n.¹

Etymology: < mis- prefix¹ + birth n.¹Compare Old English misbyrd : the present word is unlikely to represent a continuation of this form, for reasons parallel to those discussed s.v. birth n.¹ With the use in quot. 1833 compare German Missgeburt (16th cent. in concrete sense, 17th cent. denoting the action).

An abortive delivery, a miscarriage. Also concrete: a miscarried fetus; a stillborn child, animal, etc. Now archaic (usually figurative).

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > deformity > [noun] > abnormally-formed fetus

monstera1400

scarth?a1513

mooncalfa1616

pretergeneration1640

misbirth1648

terata1902

embryopathy1917

thalidomide baby1962

thalidomide child1971

1648 H. Hexham Groot Woorden-boeck Een Misbaert, a Misbirth,..or an Abortive.

1833 T. Carlyle Count Cagliostro in Fraser's Mag. Aug. 132/2 The everlasting Pit had opened itself, and from its still blacker bosom had issued..all manner of shapeless Misbirths.

1887 W. Stokes tr. Tripartite Life Patrick (Rolls) 207 No children save mis-births used to be born to Carthenn.

1922 J. Joyce Ulysses i. iii. [Proteus] 38 A misbirth with a trailing navelcord, hushed in ruddy wool.

1985 A. J. Schutte in Renaissance Q. 38 Spring 90 Hutchinson's misbirth has been identified as a hydatidiform mole.

1991 ELH 58 239 Reminded thus of Rudy, apparently born deformed, Bloom recalls ‘Aristotle's masterpiece’.., an anthology of abortions and misbirths.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	misbirth
释义	misbirthn. Brit. /ˌmɪsˈbəːθ/, /ˈmɪsbəːθ/, U.S. /ˌmɪsˈbərθ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mis- prefix¹, birth n.¹ Etymology: < mis- prefix¹ + birth n.¹Compare Old English misbyrd : the present word is unlikely to represent a continuation of this form, for reasons parallel to those discussed s.v. birth n.¹ With the use in quot. 1833 compare German Missgeburt (16th cent. in concrete sense, 17th cent. denoting the action). An abortive delivery, a miscarriage. Also concrete: a miscarried fetus; a stillborn child, animal, etc. Now archaic (usually figurative). ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > deformity > [noun] > abnormally-formed fetus monstera1400 scarth?a1513 mooncalfa1616 pretergeneration1640 misbirth1648 terata1902 embryopathy1917 thalidomide baby1962 thalidomide child1971 1648 H. Hexham Groot Woorden-boeck Een Misbaert, a Misbirth,..or an Abortive. 1833 T. Carlyle Count Cagliostro in Fraser's Mag. Aug. 132/2 The everlasting Pit had opened itself, and from its still blacker bosom had issued..all manner of shapeless Misbirths. 1887 W. Stokes tr. Tripartite Life Patrick (Rolls) 207 No children save mis-births used to be born to Carthenn. 1922 J. Joyce Ulysses i. iii. [Proteus] 38 A misbirth with a trailing navelcord, hushed in ruddy wool. 1985 A. J. Schutte in Renaissance Q. 38 Spring 90 Hutchinson's misbirth has been identified as a hydatidiform mole. 1991 ELH 58 239 Reminded thus of Rudy, apparently born deformed, Bloom recalls ‘Aristotle's masterpiece’.., an anthology of abortions and misbirths. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1648
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