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Parturition

//ˌpɑː(ɹ)tjʊˈɹɪʃən// noun

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  1. 1
    The act or process of a mother giving birth. countable, uncountable

    "Near-synonyms: labour, delivery (the moment of emergence)"

  2. 2
    the process of giving birth wordnet

Etymology

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

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