unborn

adj

1. (not-comparable)Not yet born; yet to come; future.
2. (not-comparable)Not yet delivered; still existing in the mother's womb.

   “Ellen Page gives a star-making performance as a 16-year-old live wire who decides to go through with her pregnancy and seeks acceptably well-adjusted, wealthy, punk-rock loving parents for the unborn baby.”

3. (not-comparable)Existing without birth or beginning.

noun

1. (countable)A single unborn offspring at any stage of gestation.

   “Whereas the lack of a child brings shame upon Anna and Joachim, the converse holds true for Mary: the existence of an unborn in the womb of a woman who is supposed to be a virgin causes great scandal.”

2. (uncountable)Unborn offspring collectively.

   “Inheritance law allows property to be left to the unborn.”