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birthing

birthing

34 3.3
The act of giving birth to a baby
  • noun
  • /ˈbɜrθɪŋ/
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  • People surfing the site can purchase one of a series of birthing kits for distribution to mothers in need.
  • pregnancy and birthing
  • birthing experience
  • traumatic birthing

So, so, so mammals have very few births per litter.

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Examples

  • Themes that emerged from the interviews included traumatic birthing experiences, wondering and waiting, and experiencing surgery.

    Academic text (2015)
  • I consider the time of birthing, when females gather to render assistance and males are excluded.

    Academic text (2007)
  • It's for a birthing class that starts tonight.

  • I checked, and we're allowed to bring in our own birthing pool.

  • And welcome to the birthing suite.

  • Most of the pictures showed all types of animals in the midst of the birthing process.

    Academic text (1996)
  • It is a place where animals and birds go for birthing.

  • The Yoruba have one of the highest incidences of twin birthing in the world.

    Academic text (1995)
  • In hospitals, nurse-midwives help in the care of birthing women, but they are more nurse than midwife.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • The midwife guided her through the birthing process with care and compassion.

Synonyms

birth
vsbirthing
814 1.0

The process when a baby or young animal comes into the world

is the term used for the human process as an action
labor
vsbirthing
  • US
204 3.5

A woman's time of having a baby, from the first pains to the baby being born

refers to the entire process, not only the contraction stage
childbirth
vsbirthing
82 2.3

The time when a woman has a baby

is the more informal action-form used in everyday speech
delivery
vsbirthing
80 3.0

Giving birth to a baby

is the general term for the overall process rather than the handover
giving birth
vsbirthing
53 1.9

To have a baby when it comes out of the mother's body

is a shorter noun form used more informally in speech
partum
vsbirthing
  • Specialized
3 8.1

The act of giving birth to a baby

is the nontechnical everyday description used outside medicine
birthing process
vsbirthing
2 3.4

The physical stages a person goes through when a baby comes out of their body

names the whole process without stressing its step-by-step events
parturition
vsbirthing
  • Specialized
1 9.9

The process of giving birth to a baby or young animal

is the everyday term for that same human process
borning
vsbirthing
  • Archaic
1 9.9

The time when a baby is born

is the modern neutral term used in everyday contexts
parturiency
vsbirthing
  • Specialized
9.9

The time when a person or animal gives birth

focuses on the whole process rather than the state of activity
obstetrical delivery
vsbirthing
  • Specialized
3.9

Helping a woman to give birth, often by doctors or nurses

is the general process term that may or may not involve help

Compounds

The physical stages a person goes through when a baby comes out of their body

Person who gives comfort and practical help to a woman during childbirth but not medical treatment

A way of giving birth without medical help, often at home or in water

How Difficult

birthing
34 3.3

Surface Forms

birthing singular
birthings plural

Morphology

birthing = birth (transparent) = birth + ing

The noun is a regular deverbal form meaning the act or process of giving birth.

Etymology

Birthing comes from the old English word birth, which is related to the verb bear meaning 'to carry' or 'to give birth'. So birthing is the process of bringing a baby into the world.