childbirth
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childbirth
- /ˈt͡ʃaɪldˌbɝθ/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle English childbyrth [and other forms], perhaps a partial calque of Old Norse barnburðr (“childbearing, childbirth”, literally “bairn birth”); equivalent to child + birth. Compare Swedish barnsbörd (“childbirth”), Icelandic barnsburður (“childbirth”).
noun childbirths · child-birth
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The fact or action of giving birth to a child, as the culmination of pregnancy; the process by which it happens.
Near-synonyms: labour, delivery (the moment of emergence)
Similar: parturition, labour, delivery · Opposite: death
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: accouchement, vaginal birth, childbearing, parturition, postnatal, postpartum, post-partum, birthing, birth, pregnancy, obstetric, natal, child-bearing, reproductive, fertility, procreation
Translations
Every language
noun act of giving birth
| Español | parto, nacimiento, alumbramiento |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 분만 bunman, 해산 haesan, 출산 chulsan |
| 日本語 | 分身 bunshin, 分娩 bunben, 出産 shussan |
| 中文 | 分娩 fēnmiǎn, 生產 /生产 shēngchǎn, 娩 miǎn |
| हिन्दी | प्रसव prasav, प्रसूति prasūti, जापा jāpā |
| Português | parto |
| Français | accouchement, parturition, naissance |
| Deutsch | Entbindung, Geburt, Geburt eines Kindes, Gebären, Niederkunft, Partus |
| Italiano | parto |
| Ελληνικά | γέννα génna, τοκετός toketós |
| Română | parturiție, naștere |
| Русский | ро́ды ródy, рожде́ние roždénije |
| Tiếng Việt | sinh con |
| العربية | مَخَاض maḵāḍ, وَضْع waḍʕ, وِلَادَة wilāda |
| עברית | לידה \ לֵדָה leidá |
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title = {childbirth},
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