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misbirths

misbirths is the plural of misbirth.

Meaning of misbirth

Noun

misbirth (plural misbirths)

  1. (archaic) A miscarriage; also, a miscarried foetus, a stillborn baby.
    • What has she in the bag? A misbirth with a trailing navelcord, hushed in ruddy wool.1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[Episode 3: Proteus]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC, part I [Telemachia], page 38

Questions about misbirths

What is misbirths the plural of?
Misbirths is the plural of misbirth.

Words near misbirths in the dictionary

  1. misbills
  2. misbind
  3. misbinding
  4. misbinds
  5. misbirth
  6. misbirths
  7. misbisection
  8. misblame
  9. misblamed
  10. misblames
  11. misblaming

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