stillborn
adjective
still·born
ˈstil-ˈbȯrn 
1
: dead at birth
2
: failing from the start : abortive, unsuccessful
a stillborn venture
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Freeman Funeral Home and Cremations, which opened for business less than two years ago on Martin Luther King Boulevard in Pompano Beach, has not formally responded to the lawsuit filed last July by the family of Na-mir Crane, who was stillborn on April 9, 2025.
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Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2026
Carlos and Alexa PenaVega's fourth child, Indy Rex, was stillborn in 2024.
—Sharareh Drury, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Mar. 2026
Cillíní were reserved for babies who were stillborn, miscarried, or died at birth without having been baptized.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 8 Feb. 2026
Maroon's memories of her stillborn daughter, rosy and warm, are fogged by the exhaustion of her long labor.
—Andrea Lucia, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
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Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2026
Carlos and Alexa PenaVega's fourth child, Indy Rex, was stillborn in 2024.
—Sharareh Drury, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Mar. 2026
Cillíní were reserved for babies who were stillborn, miscarried, or died at birth without having been baptized.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 8 Feb. 2026
Maroon's memories of her stillborn daughter, rosy and warm, are fogged by the exhaustion of her long labor.
—Andrea Lucia, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
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“Stillborn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stillborn. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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stillborn
adjective
still·born
-ˈbȯ(ə)rn
: dead at birth
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