pro-life

[ proh-lahyf ]

adjective
  1. opposed to legalized abortion; right-to-life.

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Origin of pro-life

1
First recorded in 1960–65

Other words from pro-life

  • pro-lifer, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for pro-life

pro-life

adjective
  1. (of an organization, pressure group, etc) supporting the right to life of the unborn; against abortion, experiments on embryos, etc

Derived forms of pro-life

  • pro-lifer, noun

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