pro-life

adj

Etymology

From pro- + life.

  1. derived from *leyp- — “to stick, glue
  2. inherited from *lībą — “life, body
  3. inherited from *līb
  4. inherited from līf
  5. inherited from lyf
  6. prefixed as pro-life — “pro + life

Definitions

  1. Of, pertaining to, or supportive of the right to life

    Of, pertaining to, or supportive of the right to life; believing that life should be protected from its beginning to natural death in all or most circumstances.

    • They were pro-life except in cases of rape, incest, or risk to the life or health of the mother.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA