stillborn

Meaning

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Dead at birth.
2. (broadly, figuratively, not-comparable) Ignored, without influence, or unsuccessful from the outset; abortive.

Noun

A baby that is born dead.

Opposite of

quickborn

Synonyms

abortive

unsuccessful

failed

still-born

sterile

unseccessful

deadborn

born dead

stillborn infant

abortional

misborn

fruitless

miscarrying

stamen

Translations

mort-né

totgeboren

doodgeboren

θνησιγενής

nacido muerto

nascut mort

nato morto

natimorto

frustrado

abortivo

abortivus

infructueux

fracassado

abortado

abgetriebenes

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈstɪlbɔː(ɹ)n/

Etymology

From English still + born. First attested in 1597.