Childbirth
[chahyld-burth] /ˈtʃaɪldˌbɜrθ/
noun
1.
an act or instance of bringing forth a ; parturition:
a difficult childbirth.
/ˈtʃaɪldˌbɜːθ/
noun
1.
the act of giving birth to a child related adjective obstetric
n.
also child-birth, mid-15c., from child + birth (n.).
childbirth child·birth (chīld’bûrth’)
n.
Parturition.
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