wrongful birth

noun

A lawsuit filing, claiming that a doctor failed to advise the parents that a child might have the prospect of birth defects.

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Meanings

nounwrongful birth (countable and uncountable, plural wrongful births)

plural wrongful births

  1. countableuncountableA lawsuit filing, claiming that a doctor failed to advise the parents that a child might have the prospect of birth defects.
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APA

wrongful birth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wrongful%20birth

MLA

“wrongful birth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wrongful%20birth. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wrongful birth,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wrongful%20birth.

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