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stillbirth

noun still·birth \ˈstil-ˌbərth, -ˈbərth\

: the birth of a dead baby

Full Definition of STILLBIRTH

:  the birth of a dead fetus
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First Known Use of STILLBIRTH

1880

Rhymes with STILLBIRTH

Ainsworth, brown earth, childbirth, Cudworth, Edgeworth, Farnsworth, Fort Worth, give birth, Hepworth, on earth, rare earth, rebirth, scorched-earth, self-worth, Tamworth, unearth, Wandsworth, Wentworth, Woolworth, Wordsworth
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stillbirth

noun still·birth \ˈstil-ˌbərth, -ˈbərth\

Medical Definition of STILLBIRTH

:  the birth of a dead fetus—compare live birth

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