Definition of "unborn" []

• Not yet born: an unborn child. (adjective)
• Not yet appeared; future: unborn inventions. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "We use the term unborn child because that is what it is ... a child."
• "How someone views the "status" of the unborn is the driving factor as to what position they take regarding abortion."
• "Bishop Chaput's position that the killing of the unborn is a "non-negotiable" issue, which caused him to remind his audiences that Kerry supports abortion rights and Bush doesn't, unfortunately does not extend to capital punishment, which the Catholic Church also opposes."