Word
unborn
Phoneticsun·born
US/ˈənˈbɔɹn/
UK/ʌnbˈɔːn/
Definitions
01in the womb
adj. describes a baby that is still developing inside its mother and has not been born yet.
adj. referring to a fetus or embryo that has not yet been delivered from the womb.
“The doctor checked the health of the unborn baby during the ultrasound.”
“Modern prenatal care allows physicians to monitor the development of the unborn child with remarkable precision throughout each trimester.”
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02future generations
adj. describes people who will be born in the future.
adj. referring to future generations or people yet to exist.
“We must protect the environment for the sake of unborn generations.”
“The philosopher argued that our current environmental policies constitute a moral debt to the millions of unborn souls who will inherit this planet.”
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03the unborn
n. a way to talk about all babies that are still in the womb as a group.
n. a collective noun referring to fetuses or embryos in the womb, often used in legal or ethical debates.
“The new law was designed to protect the rights of the unborn.”
“The legal brief focused extensively on the state's interest in protecting the unborn, sparking a significant debate among the high court justices.”
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Usage
Usually functions as a collective noun preceded by 'the'.
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Real-World Examples
“When a dairy cow miscarries, a farmer loses far more than an unborn calf.” “Among his visitors is Harmony who, like an unborn child, is “not dead and yet not living”.” Etymology
From Middle English unborn, from Old English unboren, from Proto-Germanic *unburanaz. Equivalent to un- + born.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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