unborn

[US]/ʌn'bɔːn/
[UK]/'ʌn'bɔrn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. not yet born; not yet brought into existence; yet to come; future

Phrases & Collocations

unborn child

unborn fetus

Example Sentences

Better unborn than unbred.

Using a scanner, we can look at the unborn foetus.

The doctor tried to save her and her unborn child.

While some of this can be explained by society—in countries like China baby boys are favoured and many unborn girls are electively aborted—there are natural processes at work.

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