childbirth

noun

child·​birth ˈchī(-ə)l(d)-ˌbərth 

: the act or process of giving birth to a baby : parturition

Synonyms of childbirth

• pregnancy
• childbearing
• delivery
• labor
• pains
• parturition
• contraction

Examples of childbirth in a Sentence

women who choose to undergo childbirth without the use of anesthetics and other drugs

Recent Examples on the Web

In Wisconsin, Black babies are three times more likely to die than white babies, and Black women are five times more likely to die from complications linked to pregnancy and childbirth. —Mary Spicuzza, jsonline.com, 21 Nov. 2025

Some programs prepare students to answer Jewish legal questions in particular areas, such as practices during menstruation or childbirth. —Michal Raucher, The Conversation, 19 Nov. 2025

Her mom, Linda Krohn Lund—who passed away in 2022 from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)—had suffered a stroke during childbirth that left her physically limited for life. —Sierra Shafer, Outside, 18 Nov. 2025

Digging deeper into the cruciform pit, archaeologists uncovered jade carvings, a crocodile, a bird, and possibly a woman in childbirth, echoes of myth and life. —New Atlas, 14 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing childbirth

• die in childbirth
• natural childbirth

Rhymes for childbirth

• rebirth
• stillbirth
• tamworth
• unearth
• afterbirth
• berth
• birth
• dearth
• earth
• firth
• girth
• mirth

Kids Definition

childbirth

noun

child·​birth ˈchīl(d)-ˌbərth 

: the act or process of giving birth to children

called also parturition

Medical Definition

childbirth

noun

child·​birth ˈchīl(d)-ˌbərth 

: the act or process of giving birth to a baby : parturition