Birthquake

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

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Noun
  1. 1
    An event involving a large number of births or creations. informal

    "It has 149 midwives, 129 beds for gynaecological cases, 314 maternity beds and a "birthquake" of 39,856 babies (more than 109 per day)."

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"It has 149 midwives, 129 beds for gynaecological cases, 314 maternity beds and a "birthquake" of 39,856 babies (more than 109 per day)."

Etymology

Blend of birth + earthquake.

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