lose the baby
idiom
: to have one's baby die before being born or soon after being born
I was sad to hear that she lost the baby.
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To go this far, to survive this long, only to lose the baby in the end is devastating.
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Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2023
And where the Duttons go, tragedy is never far behind, as the premiere saw Monica (Kelsey Asbille) get into a car accident on the way to the hospital and lose the baby.
—Samantha Highfill, EW.com, 14 Nov. 2022
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Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2023
And where the Duttons go, tragedy is never far behind, as the premiere saw Monica (Kelsey Asbille) get into a car accident on the way to the hospital and lose the baby.
—Samantha Highfill, EW.com, 14 Nov. 2022
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“Lose the baby.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lose%20the%20baby. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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