unborn

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ʌnˈbɔːrn/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ʌnˈbɔrn/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(un bôrn′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
un•born /ʌnˈbɔrn/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. still to appear;
    future:unborn generations.
  2. Medicinenot yet born:an unborn child.

n. the unborn, [plural]
  1. fetuses still in the womb.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
un•born  (un bôrn′),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. not yet born;
    yet to come;
    future:unborn generations.
  2. Medicinenot yet delivered;
    still existing in the mother's womb:an unborn baby.
  3. existing without birth or beginning.
  • bef. 900; Middle English; Old English unbornen. See un-1, born

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
unborn /ʌnˈbɔːn/ adj
  1. not yet born or brought to birth
  2. still to come in the future: the unborn world
'unborn' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
baby - child - pro-life - quicken - age - bob veal - in utero - unbegotten

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