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miscarriage

miscarriage

68 5.8
Loss of a pregnancy before the baby can live outside the mother's body
  • noun
  • /ˈmɪsˌkɛrɪdʒ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : aborto espontáneo
  • She was devastated by her recent miscarriage and needed support from her friends.
  • risk of miscarriage
  • cause miscarriage
  • history of miscarriage

And I know you're blessed now, but you had two miscarriages, right?

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Examples

  • I'm pregnant after a failed IVF cycle, after three miscarriages in a row.

  • Is there any significant past obstetric history, such as premature labor, miscarriage, or pre-eclampsia?

    Academic text (2011)
  • So that was my first miscarriage and I moved to Mexico and I got married again.

  • I remember when we were talking, I said something about miscarriage as we were in the middle of that interview.

  • After the miscarriage, they went away.

  • Actually, about four months ago I did have a miscarriage.

  • I told them I had a miscarriage.

  • And that was after six miscarriages for the previous six years.

  • The doctor said your sister had three miscarriages in the last two years.

  • However, most miscarriages are unpreventable and caused by factors beyond a person's control.

Synonyms

spontaneous abortion
vsmiscarriage
  • Specialized
1 5.5

Loss of a pregnancy that happens naturally before the baby is born

is the everyday word used for the same pregnancy loss

Antonyms

26 2.3

To cause a baby or young animal to be born

How Frequent

habitual abortion
  • Specialized
8.7
miscarriage
  • Specialized
68 5.8

Surface Forms

miscarriage singular
miscarriages plural

Morphology

miscarriage = miscarry (transparent) = mis + carry + age

The verb 'miscarry' directly expresses failing to carry to term but is less frequent than 'miscarriage' and may be unfamiliar to learners.

Etymology

Miscarriage comes from the parts mis- meaning 'wrong' and carry meaning 'to take or hold'. So a miscarriage was originally something that was not 'carried' to the end, which helps you remember it as the loss of a pregnancy before the baby can live on its own.