unborn

adjective

un·​born ˌən-ˈbȯrn How to pronounce unborn (audio)
1
: not born : not brought into life
2
: still to appear : future
3
: existing without birth

Examples of unborn in a Sentence

a home entertainment system that can be adapted for products as yet unborn
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That the unborn children were not included in the death toll must have been unfathomably hard for the family of Carmen Wright Dayton. Sally Ventura june 23, Literary Hub, 23 June 2025 And Jinny is on every front-page, wanted for the kidnap of her unborn child. Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025 The new episodes pick up after a time jump following the events of season 1, which saw Nan becoming a duchess (and the most influential woman in England) while Jinny made headlines for the kidnapping of her unborn child. Stacy Lambe, People.com, 18 June 2025 Amber Waterman, 45, of Pineville kidnapped Ashley Bush, who was pregnant, and caused the deaths of Bush and her unborn child -- Valkyrie. U.S. District Judge Stephen Bough sentenced Jamie Waterman to 75 months in federal prison Tuesday during a hearing in Springfield. Tracy Neal, Arkansas Online, 17 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for unborn

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of unborn was before the 12th century

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“Unborn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unborn. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

Kids Definition

unborn

adjective
un·​born ˌən-ˈbȯ(ə)rn How to pronounce unborn (audio)
: not born
especially : still to appear : future
unborn generations

Medical Definition

unborn

adjective
un·​born -ˈbȯ(ə)rn How to pronounce unborn (audio)
: not yet born : existing in utero
unborn children

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