# stillbirth

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #59,046

## Definitions
1. The birth of a dead fetus; the delivery of an infant which is dead at birth.
2. The birth of a dead fetus after 20 weeks of gestation.

## Etymology
From still + birth.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/stillbirth