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childbearing

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of childbearing

the act or process of giving birth to children
  • in olden days many women died in childbearing
Synonyms of childbearing

accouchement, childbirth, delivery, labor, parturition, travail
Words Related to childbearing

birth pang, contraction, pains

pregnancy

abortion, miscarriage

cesarean section (or caesarean section), natural childbirth

childbed, confinement, lying-in

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