born sleeping
(UK, euphemistic) Stillborn; having died in utero in the middle to late part of a pregnancy, usually after 20-28 weeks.
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(UK, euphemistic) Stillborn; having died in utero in the middle to late part of a pregnancy, usually after 20-28 weeks.
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