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born sleeping

born sleeping adjective: stillborn; having died in utero in the middle to late part of a pregnancy, usually after 20-28 weeks.

Adjective

born sleeping (not comparable)

  1. (UK, euphemistic) Stillborn; having died in utero in the middle to late part of a pregnancy, usually after 20-28 weeks.
    Synonyms:
    stillborn

Synonyms of born sleeping

Questions about born sleeping

What does born sleeping mean?
Born sleeping means stillborn; having died in utero in the middle to late part of a pregnancy, usually after 20-28 weeks.
What part of speech is born sleeping?
Born sleeping is an adjective.

Words near born sleeping in the dictionary

  1. born in the vestry
  2. born loser
  3. born losers
  4. Born rigidity
  5. Born rule
  6. born sleeping
  7. born tired
  8. born to the purple
  9. born with a silver spoon in one's mouth
  10. Born's rule
  11. born-again

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