to labor
3
4.9
- verb
- /ˈleɪbər/
- US
:
estar de parto
- I've got two other ladies in labour and I don't want, I'm gonna have to look after them.
- a laboring woman
Examples
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They even find studies where women when they hold their partner's hand during labour, they experience less pain.
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A place was prepared for the laboring woman to sit next to the log.
Academic text (2004) -
I remember mum saying when I was in labour she was more worried for me.
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Women are encouraged to labor in water to ease contractions and to help center their minds.
Blog text (24) -
Laboring women do scream sometimes, I know, but I had never heard anything like that.
Fiction book (1995) -
In the meantime, you will do what we help our laboring mothers do: breathe, relax, let go, and trust.
Fiction book (2000) -
Fortunately, one of the rooms was vacant at the moment, so Mrs. Higgins was laboring in relative privacy with the assistance of one of her neighbors.
Fiction book (1999) -
A common practice for a Navajo midwife in a slow delivery was to unravel a crochet stitch while the laboring woman watched.
Academic text (2004) -
Medical journals and texts published in the late 19th and early 20th centuries debated how best to address the need for laboring women to have access to skilled assistants at their births.
Academic text (2016) -
While she was laboring in the hospital, her partner stayed by her side for support.
Synonyms
252
1.4
To have a baby or young animal from your body
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- US
66
1.4
A holiday on the first Monday in September in the United States and Canada celebrating workers
- US
45
2.7
An organized group of workers that negotiates with employers for better pay and working conditions
- Formal
32
2.7
A part of the United States government that helps workers and improves their working conditions
- US
18
3.7
A political group that tries to win elections to help working people and get fair treatment for all
18
3.6
An organized group of workers and unions trying to get better pay and conditions
- Formal
15
2.8
A US government department that helps workers and protects their rights at work
- Formal
11
3.5
A government official who leads the department that deals with jobs and work rules
- Formal
10
4.0
The official who leads the United States Department of Labor and advises the president
- Formal
5
2.8
An agreement between workers and their employer that says pay, benefits and work rules
- Specialized
3
5.1
Painless tightening of the belly before birth that does not make the baby come
- Formal
3
3.2
A written contract between workers and the company about pay and working rules
1
4.1
An independent United States agency that helps settle disputes between employers and labor unions
- NSFW
1
8.9
An employer forces people and their families to work to pay a debt, often for generations
1
5.3
A former group of unions in the United States that merged in 1955 to form the AFL-CIO
- US
1
3.8
A person who stays with a woman during childbirth and helps her breathe and relax
A United States government department established in 1903 that handled business and worker issues until it split in 1913
A large group of trade unions in the United States that represents workers
A former New York political party formed in 1936 by labor unions and liberals
A major political party in Australia that supports workers and moderate social policies
An organization that helps countries protect workers' rights and improve working conditions worldwide
A person who led the United States department that handled business and worker affairs before 1913
A political party in the United States that wants workers to own businesses peacefully
How Painful
- US
3
4.9
39
1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Labor meaning 'to give birth' also comes from the Latin labor 'work', because childbirth was seen as a hard physical 'work' or struggle, so we say a woman 'labors' when she is giving birth.