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单词 stillbirth
释义

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

Stilicho, still, stillage, still alarm, still and all, stillbirth, stillborn, still frame, still hunt, stillicide, stilliform
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Example sentences from the Web for stillbirth

  • Dozens of parents responded with their own stories of stillbirth and details on how they manage their grief.

    Daily Beast Readers React to YouTube Stillborn Baby Memorials|Brandy Zadrozny|November 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST
  • It also inspired me to work with our state legislature to pass a bill so our children received a Certificate of Stillbirth.

    Daily Beast Readers React to YouTube Stillborn Baby Memorials|Brandy Zadrozny|November 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for stillbirth

stillbirth
/ (ˈstɪlˌbɜːθ) /

noun

birth of a dead fetus or baby
a stillborn fetus or baby
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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.

The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Medical definitions for stillbirth

stillbirth
[ stĭlbûrth′ ]

n.

The birth of a dead child or fetus.
A child or fetus dead at birth.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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