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birthing

[ bur-thing ]

noun

  1. an act or instance of giving birth, especially by natural childbirth.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of birthing1

First recorded in 1925–30; birth + -ing 1

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Example Sentences

Then French obstetricians advocated that the method would reduce pain and create a birthing environment free of stress.

Richard Dawkins recently tweeted that knowingly birthing a baby with Down syndrome is immoral.

The refurbished private Lindo wing has the latest maternal facilities including a birthing pool.

She has been known to perform various magical acts, among them birthing a shadowy assassin that killed Renly Baratheon.

Second, Tanzania has existing medical infrastructure that can be upgraded to serve as birthing centers.

She felt like telling Wind Bends Grass to leave the birthing wickiup.

Hunt ducks in the fall, plow the land in the spring, help at the birthing of calves and lambs and foals?

The big sad eyes of it were like those of Maisie, poor lass, when she had the birthing that was her going-call.

This one seems to be birthing the dictatorship of the intellectuals.

Had not Yellow Hair been in the birthing wickiup with Redbird?

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