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Vinony

unborn

adjective

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Wiktionary

adj

Etymology: From Middle English unborn, from Old English unboren, from Proto-Germanic *unburanaz. Equivalent to un- + born.

  1. Not yet born; yet to come; future.
  2. Not yet delivered; still existing in the mother's womb.

    “Ellen Page gives a star-making performance as a 16-year-old live wire who decides to go through with her pregnancy and seeks acceptably well-adjusted, wealthy, punk-rock loving parents for the unborn baby.”

  3. Existing without birth or beginning.

noun

Etymology: From Middle English unborn, from Old English unboren, from Proto-Germanic *unburanaz. Equivalent to un- + born.

  1. A single unborn offspring at any stage of gestation.

    “Whereas the lack of a child brings shame upon Anna and Joachim, the converse holds true for Mary: the existence of an unborn in the womb of a woman who is supposed to be a virgin causes great scandal.”

  2. Unborn offspring collectively.

    “Inheritance law allows property to be left to the unborn.”