miscarriage
English
/ˈmɪskaɹɪdʒ/, /ˈmɪs.kæɹ.ədʒ/
noun
Definitions
- (now) A failure; a mistake or error.
- The spontaneous natural termination of a pregnancy, especially before it is viable; the fatal expulsion of a foetus from the womb before term.
Etymology
Prefix from English carriage.
Origin
English
carriage
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- carriage English
- carriageable English
- carriagebuilder English
- carriagebuilding English
- carriageful English
- carriageless English
- carriagelike English
- carriagemaker English
- carriagemaking English
- carriageway English
- forecarriage English
- overcarriage English
- recarriage English
- undercarriage English
- carráiste Irish
- carriads Manx
- cariage ONF.