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stillbirth

stillbirth noun: the birth of a dead fetus; the delivery of an infant which is dead at birth.

Noun

stillbirth (countable and uncountable, plural stillbirths)

  1. The birth of a dead fetus; the delivery of an infant which is dead at birth.
  2. The birth of a dead fetus after 20 weeks of gestation.
    • Each year, approximately a million pregnancies in the United States end in miscarriage, stillbirth, or the death of the newborn child.1988, Ronald Reagan, Proclamation 5890

stillbirth meaning in Tamil

stillbirth in Tamil

உயிரற்ற பிறவி, சாப்பிள்ளை, செத்துப் பிறத்தல்

Forms of stillbirth

pluralstillbirths
alternative formstill-birth

Origin of stillbirth

From still + birth.

Questions about stillbirth

What does stillbirth mean?
Stillbirth means the birth of a dead fetus; the delivery of an infant which is dead at birth.
What is stillbirth in Tamil?
Stillbirth in Tamil is உயிரற்ற பிறவி, சாப்பிள்ளை, செத்துப் பிறத்தல். See Stillbirth meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is stillbirth?
Stillbirth is a noun.
What is the plural of stillbirth?
The plural of stillbirth is stillbirths.

Words near stillbirth in the dictionary

  1. Stillaguamish
  2. stillatitious
  3. stillatories
  4. stillatory
  5. Stillbay
  6. stillbirth
  7. stillbirths
  8. stillborn
  9. stillborns
  10. Stille reaction
  11. Stille reactions

Source and license

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