stillborn
adjective
still·born
ˈstil-ˈbȯrn 
1
: dead at birth
2
: failing from the start : abortive, unsuccessful
a stillborn venture
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Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2024
Authorities previously said Waterman told investigators the baby was stillborn.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 1 Aug. 2024
When Sheila became pregnant, June insisted that they get married—but, soon after the ceremony, the baby was stillborn.
—Heidi Blake, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024
Family friends said Patterson, once a promising basketball player, was suffering from ongoing mental health difficulties, recently coming home from a stay at a psychiatric ward and never recovering after giving birth to a stillborn baby six months ago.
—Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 28 Mar. 2024
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Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2024
Authorities previously said Waterman told investigators the baby was stillborn.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 1 Aug. 2024
When Sheila became pregnant, June insisted that they get married—but, soon after the ceremony, the baby was stillborn.
—Heidi Blake, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024
Family friends said Patterson, once a promising basketball player, was suffering from ongoing mental health difficulties, recently coming home from a stay at a psychiatric ward and never recovering after giving birth to a stillborn baby six months ago.
—Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 28 Mar. 2024
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stillborn
adjective
still·born
-ˈbȯ(ə)rn
: dead at birth
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