childbirth

child·birth

noun \ˈchī(-ə)l(d)-ˌbərth\

Definition of CHILDBIRTH

: parturition

Examples of CHILDBIRTH

1. <women who choose to undergo childbirth without the use of anesthetics and other drugs>

First Known Use of CHILDBIRTH

15th century

Related to CHILDBIRTH

Synonyms: accouchement, childbearing, delivery, labor, parturition, travail

Related Words: birth pang, contraction, pains; pregnancy; abortion, miscarriage; cesarean section (or caesarean section), natural childbirth; childbed, confinement, lying-in

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Rhymes with CHILDBIRTH

Ainsworth, brown earth, Cudworth, Edgeworth, Farnsworth, Fort Worth, give birth, Hepworth, on earth, rare earth, rebirth, scorched-earth, self-worth, stillbirth, Tamworth, unearth, Wandsworth, Wentworth, Woolworth, Wordsworth