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stillborn

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still·born  (stlbôrn)
adj.
1. Dead at birth.
2. Failing before or at the very beginning or inception; abortive: a stillborn plot to assassinate the President.

stillborn [ˈstɪlˌbɔːn]
adj
1. (Medicine / Pathology) (of a fetus) dead at birth
2. (of an idea, plan, etc.) fruitless; abortive; unsuccessful
n
(Medicine / Pathology) a stillborn fetus or baby
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.stillbornstillborn - failing to accomplish an intended result; "an abortive revolt"; "a stillborn plot to assassinate the President"
unfruitful - not fruitful; not conducive to abundant production
2.stillborn - (of newborn infant) showing no signs of life at birth; not liveborn; "a stillborn baby"
dead - no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life; "the nerve is dead"; "a dead pallor"; "he was marked as a dead man by the assassin"
Translations
stillborn [ˈstɪlˌbɔːn] ADJ
1. (Med) → nacido muerto
the child was stillbornel niño nació muerto
2. (fig) → fracasado, malogrado
stillborn [ˈstɪlbɔːrn] adj [baby] → mort-né(e)
still life n [still lifes] (pl) → nature f morte
stillborn [ˈstɪlˌbɔːn] adjnato/a morto/a
stillborn [ˈstɪlˌbɔːn] adjnato/a morto/a


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We are stillborn, and for generations past have been begotten, not by living fathers, and that suits us better and better.
There is no problem in a stillborn babe, nor in a dead child.
 
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