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UNBORN
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Not yet brought into existence
Example:
unborn generations
Classified under:
Similar:
unhatched (not yet emerged from an egg)
Antonym:
born (brought into existence)
Context examples:
Could we but find time and opportunity and utilize the last bit and every bit of the unborn life that is in us, we could become the fathers of nations and populate continents.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
These include: • Finding genetic diseases in unborn babies • Finding out if people carry a gene for a disease and might pass it on to their children • Screening embryos for disease • Testing for genetic diseases in adults before they cause symptoms • Making a diagnosis in a person who has disease symptoms • Figuring out the type or dose of a medicine that is best for a certain person
(Genetic Testing, NIH: National Human Genome Research Institute)
It can be life-threatening for both you and the unborn baby.
(High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy, NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
