Unborn Meaning
/ˈʌnbɔrn/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjNot yet born; yet to come; future.
adjNot yet delivered; still existing in the mother's womb.
Sentence Examples
Mary had an ultrasound to find out the sex of her and Tom's unborn baby.
As innocent as a babe unborn.
A lack of oxygen may inhibit brain development in the unborn child.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The mother spoke softly to her ____ baby, hoping the sound would soothe it.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The doctor checked the health of the ____ baby during the scan to ensure that it was developing correctly today.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English unborn, from Old English unboren, from Proto-Germanic *unburanaz. Equivalent to un- + born.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Ellen Page gives a star-making performance as a 16-year-old live wire who decides to go through with her pregnancy and seeks acceptably well-adjusted, wealthy, punk-rock loving parents for the unborn baby."
— 2007 September 10, “Review: Jones, Coens, Penn highlight Toronto”, in CNN:
"Whereas the lack of a child brings shame upon Anna and Joachim, the converse holds true for Mary: the existence of an unborn in the womb of a woman who is supposed to be a virgin causes great scandal."
— 2009, Catherine Playoust, Ellen Bradshaw Aitken, “The Leaping Child: Imagining the Unborn in Early Christian Literature”, in Vanessa R. Sasson, Jane Marie Law, editors, Imagining the Fetus: The Unborn in Myth, Religion, and Culture, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 176:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The mother spoke softly to her ____ baby, hoping the sound would soothe it.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The doctor checked the health of the ____ baby during the scan to ensure that it was developing correctly today.