forebirth

English

Etymology

From Middle English forbirth, equivalent to fore- +‎ birth.

Noun

forebirth (plural forebirths)

  1. That which precedes birth or is first-born
    • 1898, Edward Augustus Warriner, The Gate Called Beautiful, page 92:
      In its Sonship in the Father, and in its unity and Brotherhood in Man, like the Church which is the forebirth of the Kingdom of God, this divine Order was counted as eternal in God, […]
    • (Can we date this quote?), The Inn at Sharons Crossing, (Please provide the book title or journal name), page 43:
      The silence between them was prickly and oppressive, like the humid forebirth of a thunderstorm.

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