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单词 stillborn
释义

stillborn

adjective

still·​born ˈstil-ˈbȯrn How to pronounce stillborn (audio)
1
: dead at birth
2
: failing from the start : abortive, unsuccessful
a stillborn venture
stillborn
ˈstil-ˌbȯrn How to pronounce stillborn (audio)
noun

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The little boy, who weighed a bit more than two pounds according to the autopsy report, was stillborn. al, 1 Sep. 2022 Born in Tupelo, Mississippi, to Vernon and Gladys Presley, Elvis was actually meant to be a twin, but his brother, Jesse, was stillborn. Andrea Wurzburger, Peoplemag, 16 Aug. 2022 Unable to survive the damage to the placenta, many babies were stillborn. Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 4 Aug. 2022 On May 15, 1999, Regina McKnight gave birth to a stillborn five-pound baby girl at Conway Medical Center in South Carolina. Elizabeth Yuko, Rolling Stone, 7 July 2022 Defense attorneys for Brooke Skylar Richardson, who was ultimately acquitted of murder and manslaughter charges, said the baby was stillborn. Barbara Ortutay, Anchorage Daily News, 29 June 2022 Defense attorneys for Brooke Skylar Richardson, who was ultimately acquitted of murder and manslaughter charges, said the baby was stillborn. CBS News, 29 June 2022 Defense attorneys for Brooke Skylar Richardson, who was ultimately acquitted of murder and manslaughter charges, said the baby was stillborn. Barbara Ortutay, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2022 One of the triplets is stillborn and that tragedy leads the Pearsons to take home another baby, later named Randall, who had been abandoned at a fire station that very day. Helena Andrews-dyer, Washington Post, 25 May 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1593, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Medical Definition

stillborn

adjective

still·​born -ˈbȯ(ə)rn How to pronounce stillborn (audio)
: dead at birth compare live-born

stillborn

adjective

as in deceased

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • deceased
  • lifeless
  • dying
  • dead
  • gone
  • fallen
  • defunct
  • late
  • asleep
  • demised
  • moribund
  • departed
  • cold
  • breathless
  • fading
  • terminated
  • inanimate
  • finished
  • low
  • lapsed
  • extinct
  • insensate
  • nonliving

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • alive
  • live
  • breathing
  • living
  • going
  • quick
  • lively
  • vital
  • dynamic
  • active
  • animate
  • functioning
  • animated
  • operative
  • thriving
  • vibrant
  • vivacious
  • running
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