miscarriagenoun [ C or U ]
uk/ˈmɪsˌkær.ɪdʒ/us/ˈmɪsˌker.ɪdʒ/an early, unintentional end to a pregnancy when the baby is born too early and dies because it has not developed enough:
The amniocentesis test carries a significant risk of miscarriage.
I had two miscarriages before I gave birth to my daughter.
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Obstetrics: pregnancy
- anti-choice
- artificial insemination
- backstreet abortion
- carry
- child
- conceive
- ectopic pregnancy
- embryo
- embryonic
- expect
- family
- fruitful
- full-term
- have a bun in the oven idiom
- IVF
- late-term
- pro-choice
- pro-life
- surrogacy
- trouble
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miscarry
verb [ I ] uk/mɪˈskær.i/us/ˈmɪsˌker.i/
Sadly, she miscarried eight weeks into the pregnancy.