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Dead at the birth; as, a stillborn child.

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  1. a. Dead at the birth; as, a stillborn child.
  2. a. Fig.: Abortive; as, a stillborn poem.
  3. adj. failing to accomplish an intended result
  4. adj. (of newborn infant) showing no signs of life at birth; not liveborn
  5. 1. Dead at the birth; as, a stillborn child. 2. Fig.: Abortive; as, a stillborn poem. Swift.
  6. j:100 s. (of newborn infant) showing no signs of life at birth; not liveborn