Parturition

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  • noun. The act or process of giving birth; childbirth.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The act of bringing forth or being delivered of young.
  • noun. That which is brought forth; burden; birth.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The act of bringing forth, or being delivered of, young; the act of giving birth; delivery; childbirth.
  • noun. That which is brought forth; a birth.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The act of giving birth; childbirth.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. the process of giving birth
    • Word Usage
    "-- Like a woman in parturition, who, after having restrained her breathing for a time, at last, overcome with labor pain, lets out her voice with a panting sigh; so Jehovah will give full vent to His long pent-up wrath."
    Form
    parturitional  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    biological process  organic process  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    accouchement  brooding  calving  childbearing  childbed  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    assemblee  blain  cabinetmaking  childbirth  chirruping  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    accouchement  babyhood  bearing  beginnings  birth  
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