Synonyms of parturition

parturition

noun

ˌpär-chə-ˈri-shən 

as in childbirth

the act or process of giving birth to children

parturition can sometimes proceed more quickly than anticipated

Synonyms & Similar Words

• childbirth
• pregnancy
• delivery
• childbearing
• labor
• accouchement
• contraction
• travail
• pains
• lying-in
• confinement
• cesarean section
• birth pang
• childbed
• natural childbirth

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of parturition

This pattern spans over a decade, indicating a remarkable fidelity to the Ashburton River and its surrounding creeks as critical parturition sites. — Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024

His mother paced the spacious birthing stall, working off the pains of parturition, with half the placenta, neatly tied up by an attending stable hand, still hanging out of her. — William Finnegan, The New Yorker, 15 May 2021

The main event—parturition—has yet to happen, but we are alerted to the Virgin’s readiness for it. — Willard Spiegelman, WSJ, 12 Oct. 2018

Their physical needs were considered to be concerned only with conception and parturition. — Longreads, 8 May 2018

The modesty costumes worn by the women of Gilead are derived from Western religious iconography — the Wives wear the blue of purity, from the Virgin Mary; the Handmaids wear red, from the blood of parturition, but also from Mary Magdalene. — Margaret Atwood, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2017