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childbirth - 5 dictionary results

child⋅birth

[chahyld-burth]
–noun
an act or instance of bringing forth a child; parturition: a difficult childbirth.

Origin:
1400–50; late ME; see child, birth
child·birth   (chīld'bûrth')   
n.  The human act or process of giving birth; parturition.

Childbirth

Child"birth\, n. The act of bringing forth a child; travail; labor. --Jer. Taylor.
Language Translation for : childbirth
Italian: parto,
German: die Entbindung,
Japanese: 出産

Main Entry: child·birth
Pronunciation: 'chIl(d)-"b&rth
Function: noun
: PARTURITION

childbirth child·birth (chīld'bûrth')
n.
Parturition.

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