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Definition of miscarriage noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

miscarriage

 noun
noun
NAmE//ˈmɪsˌkærɪdʒ//
 
, NAmE//ˌmɪsˈkærɪdʒ//
 
[countable, uncountable]
 
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the process of giving birth to a baby before it is fully developed and able to survive; an occasion when this happens to have a miscarriage The pregnancy ended in miscarriage at 11 weeks. This test carries a high risk of miscarriage. She had suffered multiple miscarriages before trying the treatment. Topic CollocationsChildrenhaving a baby/child
  • want (to have) a baby/a child/children/kids
  • start a family
  • conceive/be expecting/be going to have a baby/child
  • miss your period
  • become/get/ be/find out that you are pregnant
  • have a baby/a child/kids/a son/a daughter/twins/a family
  • have a normal/a difficult/an unwanted pregnancy; an easy/a difficult birth/labor
  • be in/go into/induce labor
  • have/suffer/cause a miscarriage
  • give birth to a child/a baby/a daughter/a son/twins
parenting
  • bring up/raise a child/a family
  • care for/watch a baby/child/kid
  • change a diaper/a baby
  • nurse/feed/breastfeed/bottle-feed a baby
  • be entitled to/go on maternity/paternity leave
  • go back/return to work after maternity leave
  • need/find/get a babysitter/high-quality, affordable childcare/a nanny
  • balance/combine work and childcare/child-rearing/family (life)
  • educate/teach/home-school a child/a kid/children
  • punish/discipline/spoil a child/a kid/children
  • adopt/foster a baby/a child/a kid/children
  • offer a baby for/put a baby up for adoption
  • be placed with/be raised by foster parents
 compare abortion
See miscarriage in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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