abortee

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

abort +‎ -ee

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Noun[edit]

abortee (plural abortees)

  1. That which was aborted.
  2. A pregnant woman who has an abortion. [First attested in the mid 20th century.][1]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abortee”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 7.

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