preborn

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adjective

Not yet born.

OriginEnglish born ← Middle English pre- ← Latin prae- →
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Meanings

adjectivepreborn (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot yet born.

    It is common to think of preborn human life as weak, dependent and helpless.

    1996, Eileen L. McDonagh, Breaking the Abortion Deadlock: From Choice to Consent, page 141

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinprae-
  7. Middle Englishpre-
  8. Englishpre-
  9. Englishborn
  10. Englishpreborn

From pre- + born.

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APA

preborn. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preborn

MLA

“preborn.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preborn. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “preborn,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preborn.

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