miscarriage UK /ˈmɪskaɹɪd͡ʒ/US /ˈmɪs.kæɹ.əd͡ʒ/ noun2 •The spontaneous natural termination of a pregnancy, especially before it is viable; the fatal expulsion of a foetus from the womb before term.Susan Billig had suffered four miscarriages before giving birth to her firstborn daughter, Amy[…] . — 2026 •A failure; a mistake or error.for feare least blame / Of her miscarriage should in her be fond, / She wist not how t'amend, nor how it to withstond. — 1590 formsmiscarriages