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Definitions

Noun

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

Synonyms

All synonyms

childbirthaccouchementbabyhoodbearingbeginningbeginnings

Example

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

Etymology

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

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