Parturition
/ˌpɑː(ɹ)tjʊˈɹɪʃən/ noun
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act or process of a mother giving birth. countable, uncountable
"Near-synonyms: labour, delivery (the moment of emergence)"
- 2 the process of giving birth wordnet
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"Near-synonyms: labour, delivery (the moment of emergence)"
Etymology
From Latin parturitiō (“parturition”), from parturiō, from pariō (“to give birth”).