Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

misbirth

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mis-birth
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A miscarriage; also, a miscarried foetus, a stillborn baby.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"What has she in the bag? A misbirth with a trailing navelcord, hushed in ruddy wool."

Etymology

From mis- + birth. Compare Old English misbyrd, which is unlikely to be a direct etymon.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: mis

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

misbirths (plural)

Questions

What does misbirth mean?: A miscarriage; also, a miscarried foetus, a stillborn baby.
Where does misbirth come from?: From mis- + birth. Compare Old English misbyrd, which is unlikely to be a direct etymon.

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