preborn en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English born English preborn From pre- + born.
Meanings
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(in anti-abortion discourse, not-comparable) Not yet born.
It is common to think of preborn human life as weak, dependent and helpless.
1996, Eileen L. McDonagh, Breaking the Abortion Deadlock: From Choice to Consent, page 141: