Dictionary

miscarriage en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈmɪskaɹɪd͡ʒ/ (UK)
• /ˈmɪs.kæɹ.əd͡ʒ/ (US)
• (US) audio Mary-marry-merry
• /ˈmɪs.kɛɹ.əd͡ʒ/ (US)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English carriage English miscarriage From mis- + carriage.

Meanings

1. (countable, qualifier:now rare except in miscarriage of justice, uncountable) A failure; a mistake or error.
   • for feare least blame / Of her miscarriage should in her be fond, / She wist not how t'amend, nor how it to withstond. 1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book III, Canto II”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:
2. (countable, uncountable) The spontaneous natural termination of a pregnancy, especially before it is viable; the fatal expulsion of a foetus from the womb before term.
   • Susan Billig had suffered four miscarriages before giving birth to her firstborn daughter, Amy[…] . 2026 July 29, Nicholas Muhoro, “Amy Billig Vanished While Hitchhiking Through Coconut Grove. Then the Calls Began”, in Skip Boring, archived from the original on 31 Jul 2026:

Forms

Deriveds

missed miscarriage · antimiscarriage · delayed miscarriage · silent miscarriage

Synonyms

pregnancy loss · spontaneous abortion

Translations (117)

nb spontanabort (natural termination of pregnancy) · th การรีดลูก (natural termination of pregnancy) · uz avort (natural termination of pregnancy) · ga breith anabaí (natural termination of pregnancy) · ja 流産 (natural termination of pregnancy) · da abort (natural termination of pregnancy) · ur اسقاط حمل (natural termination of pregnancy) · hy վիժում (natural termination of pregnancy) · nl misdracht (natural termination of pregnancy) · sl spontani splav (natural termination of pregnancy) · bg помя́тане (natural termination of pregnancy) · ga anabaíocht (natural termination of pregnancy) · tt бала төшерү (natural termination of pregnancy) · ar إِخْفَاق (natural termination of pregnancy) · eo aborto (natural termination of pregnancy) · et nurisünnitus (natural termination of pregnancy) · nl miskraam (natural termination of pregnancy) · vi sự sẩy thai (natural termination of pregnancy) · te మిస్క్యారేజ్ (natural termination of pregnancy) · bn গর্ভস্রাব (natural termination of pregnancy) · sv spontanabort (natural termination of pregnancy) · lt persileidimas (natural termination of pregnancy) · es aborto (natural termination of pregnancy) · mk пометнување (natural termination of pregnancy) · ar إِجْهَاض (natural termination of pregnancy) · pa ਗਰਭਪਾਤ (natural termination of pregnancy) · el αποβολή (natural termination of pregnancy) · es aborto involuntario (natural termination of pregnancy) · so dhicis (natural termination of pregnancy) · sw mimba kuharibika (natural termination of pregnancy) · ta கருச்சிதைவு (natural termination of pregnancy) · mk спонтан або́ртус (natural termination of pregnancy) · nan-hbl 流產 /流产 (natural termination of pregnancy) · pdt Fäljeburt (natural termination of pregnancy) · nb abort (natural termination of pregnancy) · te గర్భస్రావము (natural termination of pregnancy) · nl misgeboorte (natural termination of pregnancy) · kn ಗರ್ಭಪಾತ (natural termination of pregnancy) · he הַפָּלָה (natural termination of pregnancy) · br golladenn (natural termination of pregnancy) · tl pagkaagas (natural termination of pregnancy) · ko 유산 (natural termination of pregnancy) · grc ἀποφθορά (natural termination of pregnancy) · km ការរលូតកូន (natural termination of pregnancy) · pa ਗਰਭ ਗਿਰਨਾ (natural termination of pregnancy) · be вы́кідыш (natural termination of pregnancy) · ka მუცლის მოწყვეტა (natural termination of pregnancy) · ar خَسَارَة (natural termination of pregnancy) · cmn 流產 /流产 (natural termination of pregnancy) · qu sulluy (natural termination of pregnancy) · cy camesgoriad (natural termination of pregnancy) · la abortus (natural termination of pregnancy) · ar سقوط الجنين (natural termination of pregnancy) · mi tahe (natural termination of pregnancy) · ca avortament espontani (natural termination of pregnancy) · ur وضع حمل (natural termination of pregnancy) · ckb لە بار چوون (natural termination of pregnancy) · pt aborto espontâneo (natural termination of pregnancy) · ur اخراجِ جنین (natural termination of pregnancy) · cmn 小產 /小产 (natural termination of pregnancy) · eu umegaltze (natural termination of pregnancy) · ms keguguran (natural termination of pregnancy) · hu vetélés (natural termination of pregnancy) · nl abortus (natural termination of pregnancy) · nrf fausse couoche (natural termination of pregnancy) · ml ഗർഭമലസൽ (natural termination of pregnancy) · ang misbyrd (natural termination of pregnancy) · sh по̏бача̄ј (natural termination of pregnancy) · ka მუცლის მოშლა (natural termination of pregnancy) · af miskraam (natural termination of pregnancy) · gl aborto (natural termination of pregnancy) · th การแท้ง (natural termination of pregnancy) · fi keskenmeno (natural termination of pregnancy) · ru вы́кидыш (natural termination of pregnancy) · sq abort (natural termination of pregnancy) · ur اسقاط (natural termination of pregnancy) · nn abort (natural termination of pregnancy) · nn spontan abort (natural termination of pregnancy) · it aborto (natural termination of pregnancy) · eu berezko abortu (natural termination of pregnancy) · sk potrat (natural termination of pregnancy) · grc ἔκτρωσις (natural termination of pregnancy) · lv aborts (natural termination of pregnancy) · ro avort (natural termination of pregnancy) · es aborto natural (natural termination of pregnancy) · mr गर्भस्राव (natural termination of pregnancy) · or ସ୍ୱତଃ ଗର୍ଭପାତ (natural termination of pregnancy) · gu કસુવાવડ (natural termination of pregnancy) · cmn 自然流產 /自然流产 (natural termination of pregnancy) · pl poronienie (natural termination of pregnancy) · hi गर्भस्राव (natural termination of pregnancy) · cs potrat (natural termination of pregnancy) · nb spontan abort (natural termination of pregnancy) · tr düşük (natural termination of pregnancy) · uk ви́кидень (natural termination of pregnancy) · la abortiō (natural termination of pregnancy) · sv missfall (natural termination of pregnancy) · mi materoto (natural termination of pregnancy) · yi מפּלה (natural termination of pregnancy) · fr fausse couche (natural termination of pregnancy) · sh pȍbačāj (natural termination of pregnancy) · tr ceninisakıt (natural termination of pregnancy) · ko 류산 (natural termination of pregnancy) · gv anappeeaght (natural termination of pregnancy) · bg або́рт (natural termination of pregnancy) · fo fosturlát (natural termination of pregnancy) · nn spontanabort (natural termination of pregnancy) · de Fehlgeburt (natural termination of pregnancy) · ja 失敗 (natural termination of pregnancy) · kk түсік (natural termination of pregnancy) · se cuovkaneapmi (natural termination of pregnancy) · pam pamangikwan (natural termination of pregnancy) · pt aborto (natural termination of pregnancy) · is fósturlát (natural termination of pregnancy) · abs miskrang (natural termination of pregnancy) · yue 流產 /流产 (natural termination of pregnancy) · es aborto espontáneo (natural termination of pregnancy)