Childbirth
/ˈt͡ʃaɪldˌbɝθ/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The fact or action of giving birth to a child, as the culmination of pregnancy; the process by which it happens. uncountable, usually
"Near-synonyms: labour, delivery (the moment of emergence)"
- 2 the parturition process in human beings; having a baby; the process of giving birth to a child wordnet
Example
More examples"Last time it was a natural childbirth."
Etymology
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”).