Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stillbirth

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.41 in modern English

Syllables: still-birth
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The birth of a dead fetus; the delivery of an infant which is dead at birth.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The birth of a dead fetus after 20 weeks of gestation.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Each year, approximately a million pregnancies in the United States end in miscarriage, stillbirth, or the death of the newborn child."

Etymology

From still + birth.

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.

Inflected Forms

stillbirths (plural) still-birth (alternative)

Phrases

coffin birth maternal death jellyfish baby

Frequently Paired Words

stillborn coffin birth death livebirth maternal death jellyfish baby

Synonyms

spontaneous abortion miscarriage

Questions

What does stillbirth mean?: The birth of a dead fetus; the delivery of an infant which is dead at birth.
Where does stillbirth come from?: From still + birth.

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