home birth

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home birth

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From home + birth.

noun home births · homebirth

  1. countable, uncountable Childbirth taking place at home, rather than in a hospital. It covers hygiene and diet of pregnancy, clothing, simple and inexpensive preparations for a home birth, and the early care and training of the baby.

    Similar: home delivery

verb home births · home birthing · home birthed · homebirth

  1. intransitive To give birth at home.

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noun childbirth taking place at home, rather than in a hospital

Españolparto en casa
Portuguêsparto domiciliar, parto em casa
Françaisaccouchement à domicile, accouchement assisté à domicile
DeutschHausgeburt

verb to give birth at home

Españolparir en casa

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@misc{home_birth_2026,
  title = {home birth},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/home%20birth},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}