unbaptized

adjective

un·​bap·​tized ˌən-bap-ˈtīzd 

-ˈbap-ˌtīzd,

 especially Southern  -bab-,

 or  -ˈbab-

: not baptized

unbaptized infants

also, dated : heathenish, profane

… men cling to this old song, because they still have moments of unbaptized and uncommitted life, which give them an appetite for more.

—Henry David Thoreau

Synonyms

• unnamed
• unidentified
• anonymous

Examples of unbaptized in a Sentence

thus far the novel I've been working on remains unbaptized

Recent Examples on the Web

To the left of Bernard are Hebrew children; to the right are the Christian children who were baptized (the unbaptized being in Limbo). —Mary Jo Bang july 9, Literary Hub, 9 July 2025

Researchers think the bodies likely belonged to unbaptized children. —Moira Ritter, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2024

Because the Catholic Church promulgated the belief that a child who died unbaptized could not be buried in consecrated ground, lay people desperate for their children to be properly laid to rest would find their own sites of significance. —NBC News, 8 Apr. 2021

Duendes, a type of gnome that has long been featured in regional Catholic lore, are said to haunt, and even steal, unbaptized babies. —Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Mar. 2018

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unbaptized

• acclimatized
• actualized
• aerosolized
• alphabetized
• aluminized
• anaesthetized
• anesthetized
• annualized
• antagonized
• apologised
• apologized
• capitalised