stillborn /ˈstɪlbɔː(ɹ)n/adjective 2noun 1forms 1 adjective2 •Dead at birth.Queen Anne, before Elizabeth, bore a still-born son. — 1768 •(figurative) Ignored, without influence, or unsuccessful from the outset; abortive.This, gentlemen, is a list of the joint-stock companies created last year. . . . Of these some were stillborn, but the majority hold the market. — 1859 noun1 •A baby that is born dead.About 35% of stillborns are discovered to have major structural anomalies by chromosomal studies and autopsy findings. — 2016 formsstillborns
