parturition

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parturition

  • /ˌpɑː(ɹ)tjʊˈɹɪʃən/
  • /ˌpɑː(ɹ)t͡ʃəˈɹɪʃən/

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From Latin parturitiō (“parturition”), from parturiō, from pariō (“to give birth”).

noun parturitions

  1. countable, uncountable The act or process of a mother giving birth. Near-synonyms: labour, delivery (the moment of emergence)

    Similar: childbirth, labour, delivery

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noun act of giving birth

Españolparto, nacimiento
日本語分身 bunshin, 分娩 bunben, 出産 shussan
中文出生 chūshēng, 分娩 fēnmiǎn, 生產 /生产 shēngchǎn, 娩 miǎn
हिन्दीप्रसूति prasūti, प्रसव prasav
Portuguêsparto
Françaisaccouchement, parturition, naissance
DeutschEntbindung, Geburt, Geburtsvorgang, Gebären, Partus, Parturitio
Italianoparto
Ελληνικάγέννα génna, τοκετός toketós
Русскийро́ды ródy, рожде́ние roždénije
العربيةمَخَاض maḵāḍ, وَضْع waḍʕ, وِلَادَة wilāda

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@misc{parturition_2026,
  title = {parturition},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/parturition},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}