misbirth

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle English, from Old English misbyrd (“abortion”), from Proto-Germanic *missa- (“mis-”) +*burdiz, *burþiz (“birth, carriage”). Equivalent to mis- +‎ birth. Cognate with Dutch misgeboorte (“miscarriage”), German Missgeburt (“abortion”). Compare also misbreyde.

Noun[edit]

misbirth (plural misbirths)

  1. An abortion.
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