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childbirth

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of childbirth

the act or process of giving birth to children

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

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

birth pang, contraction, pains

pregnancy

abortion, miscarriage

cesarean section (or caesarean section), natural childbirth

childbed, confinement, lying-in

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