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born-alive

born-alive adjective: surviving childbirth, Caesarean section, or an attempted abortion.

Adjective

born-alive (not comparable)

  1. Surviving childbirth, Caesarean section, or an attempted abortion.
    • The Republican-sponsored referendum, passed last spring on nearly party-line votes, was described by its backers as a way to ensure that born-alive infants are legal persons entitled to medical care.2022 October 28, Mara Silvers, “As election nears, doctors, nurses speak out against Born-Alive Infant referendum”, in Montana Free Press

Antonyms of born-alive

Questions about born-alive

What does born-alive mean?
Born-alive means surviving childbirth, Caesarean section, or an attempted abortion.
What part of speech is born-alive?
Born-alive is an adjective.

Words near born-alive in the dictionary

  1. born-again
  2. born-again virgin
  3. born-again virginity
  4. born-again virgins
  5. born-agains
  6. born-alive
  7. born-free
  8. born-frees
  9. Born-Haber cycle
  10. Born-Haber cycles
  11. Borna

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