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unborn

  • adjective

Not yet born; yet to come; future.

Other meanings

  1. Not yet delivered; still existing in the mother's womb.

  2. Existing without birth or beginning.

Related words

  • unbornness
  • innocent as the babe unborn
  • innocent as the child unborn
  • unborn child

Example sentences

  • “Can paint fumes affect my unborn baby?”

    Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Word history

From Old English "unboren".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “unborn” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.