birthingn.

Brit.

/ˈbəːθɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈbərθɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: birth v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < birth v. + -ing suffix¹. Compare earlier birth n.¹Compare Old English -byrding (in hysebyrding , an element-by-element gloss of Latin puerperium puerperium n.), Middle English birdinge childbearing, birth ( < birde n. + -ing suffix¹; compare discussion at birth n.¹):OE Aldhelm Glosses (Brussels 1650) in L. Goossens Old Eng. Glosses of MS Brussels, Royal Libr. 1650 (1974) 213 Caelesti puerperio : mid heofenlicere heseberdincge [OE Digby 146 heseberdincge].a1275 in C. Brown Eng. Lyrics 13th Cent. (1932) 10 Þi luue sone uprisinge was selli liik to his birdinge..so gleam glidis þurt þe glas, of þi bodi born he was.a1500 (a1460) Towneley Plays (1994) I. x. 102 I rewe full sore that I haue sayde, And of hir byrdyng hir vpbrade.

rare before 20th cent.

1. The fact or process of being born; a person's or animal's birth. Now rare.In quot. 1958 in figurative context.See also rebirthing n.

ΚΠ

1894 Musical Times Mar. 154/2 While, at the birthing of her Child, Strange sights and sounds observèd were.

1958 Accent Summer 161 The birthing and aging of life's all-clustered grief.

2011 @Foxyma2k9 12 Feb. in twitter.com (accessed 11 Apr. 2019) I looked at my nephew and reenacted his birthing. Specifically when his head popped out of my sister's vag!

2. The action or process of giving birth; childbirth, labour; (also) an act of this. Now esp.: childbirth in which there is a minimum of medical or technological intervention.alternative birthing, hypnobirthing: see the first element.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > source or principle of life > birth > confinement > [noun] > childbirth or delivery

teamOE

childinga1275

birtha1325

childc1330

deliverancea1375

childbearinga1400

kindlinga1400

birth-bearingc1426

forthbringing1429

childbirth?a1450

parturitya1450

bearinga1500

delivery1548

parture1588

infantment1597

puerpery1602

exclusion1646

parturition1646

venter1657

outbirth1691

clecking1815

parturience1822

birthing1928

natural childbirth1933

1928 J. M. Peterkin Scarlet Sister Mary viii. 72 The whole earth was full of birthing and growth.

1942 M. K. Rawlings Cross Creek Cookery xviii. 261 Unfortunately, the spring birthings also mean pigs.

1978 I. M. Gaskin Spiritual Midwifery (rev. ed.) iii. 343 If you are the midwife chiefly responsible for the welfare of the baby and the mother, you must make sure that the presence of everyone attending the birthing is beneficial.

2006 Nexus (U.K./Europe ed.) Feb. 33/2 The unnatural intervention of medical doctors in the natural process of birthing.

Compounds

C1. General use as a modifier (chiefly in sense 2).

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > source or principle of life > birth > confinement > [adjective] > giving birth

childbearinga1382

childinga1387

puerperc1429

labouring1540

parturient1592

parturing1598

birthing1901

1901 Westm. Gaz. 3 Oct. 10/1 I, the changer, I Who make the rose's grave the birthing-bed For scarlet turban-lilies.

1928 J. M. Peterkin Scarlet Sister Mary xxii. 253 The birthing lesson was over, the teacher was going away.

1946 Prairie Schooner 20 108 She 'us so afeard o' th' flood water when it got to th' house, she jist fergot her birthin' pains, an' nen th' youngun come a-squawlin'.

1977 Spare Rib June 45/2 If all women had an epidural, freely available and theirs by right, all birthing problems could be solved.

2001 Times 19 Nov. ii. 8/3 New mothers will selflessly share their birthing experience, but no one will ever warn you about how bad things get on the wardrobe front.

C2. As a modifier. Originally U.S. Designating a building or a group of rooms in a hospital providing care for women during and immediately after childbirth, often in a non-clinical setting, as birthing centre, birthing unit, etc.See also birthing room n.

ΚΠ

1976 Colorado Springs Gaz.-Tel. 23 Apr. 17 a/2 1976 23 Apr. 17A/2 Visions of the future include the hope for opening a ‘birthing center’, the women said. ‘There is a great demand for an alternative to going to the hospital’.

1985 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) (Nexis) 5 Mar. Small private birthing hospitals or units attached to major hospitals where women can control their own labors.

1997 J. Hawes Rancid Aluminium (1998) viii. 102 When Mrs J. was coming back from the privatised dolphin-filled birthing-suite or wherever with Tancred or whatever he is called, baby number two.

2011 Daily Tel. 18 July 23/3 Some patients who have normal deliveries are doing so in high-tech hospitals when they could easily be in midwife-led birthing units.

C3.

birthing ball n. a large inflatable ball used by a woman during labour, allowing her more comfort whilst in a sitting position; also used as part of an antenatal or postnatal exercise routine; cf. stability ball n. at stability n. Additions.

ΚΠ

1994 Medicine Hat (Alberta) News 30 May a5/2 (caption) Penny Simkin helps Susan Cadell and her daughter Rachel, 18 months, settle on a birthing ball.

2015 Herald-Times (Bloomington, Indiana) 12 Jan. (INstride section) 20/2 The class is..fully equipped with..plenty of birthing balls.

birthing chair n. any of various types of chair (typically having a u-shaped seat) designed to be used during childbirth to allow the mother to give birth while seated; = birth chair n. at birth n.¹ Compounds 4.

ΚΠ

1960 National Geographic Aug. 270/2 The institution's curator..will be happy to show you a full range of Hallstattiana..from ancient tools to stuffed animals and 18th-century birthing chairs.

2015 L. Mckenna Zone of Fire (e-book, accessed 27 Aug. 2019) Throughout the labor,..she sat on the birthing chair pushing, grunting and groaning with each contraction.

birthing partner n. a person chosen by a pregnant woman to be with her for support when she is in labour; = birth partner n. 2.

ΚΠ

1981 S. Jones To love Baby 125/1 Kitzinger has evolved classroom preparation for birth that includes..teaching the birthing partner to use his hands to release tension.

2015 Irish Times (Nexis) 20 Jan. (Health & Family section) 8/3 Double check with the hospital..that you will be allowed to bring in a doula in addition to your birthing partner.

birthing pool n. a large bath or pool used for water births.

ΚΠ

1983 Observer 6 Nov. (Mag.) 23 (caption) [Michael] Odent's birthing pool began simply as a way to help women relax. The early inflatable pool has now been replaced by a permanent model.

2006 News Let. (Belfast) (Nexis) 6 May 4 The maternity team are taking facilities, including a birthing pool, across the west to satisfy curiosity about alternative births in the area.

birthing stool n. any of various types of stool (typically having a u-shaped seat) designed to be used during childbirth to allow the mother to give birth while seated; = birth stool n. at birth n.¹ Compounds 4.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > healing > medical appliances or equipment > obstetrical equipment > [noun]

birth stool1627

forceps1634

ungula1684

unguis1752

fillet1753

crotchet1754

lack1754

tire-tête1754

perforator1790

vectis1790

cranioclast1860

binder1861

stirrup1936

vacuum extractor1954

birthing stool1956

ventouse1960

1956 M. L. Starkey in Essex Inst. Hist. Coll. XCII. 40 The midwife..fitted together the parts of the birthing stool drawn from her ominous black bag.

2016 Philadelphia Inquirer (Nexis) 24 Feb. (City D ed.) (Daily Mag.) c1 The night's guest speaker was..a certified professional midwife. She..showed the doulas how to support women using a birthing stool.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	birthing
释义	birthingn. Brit. /ˈbəːθɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈbərθɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: birth v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < birth v. + -ing suffix¹. Compare earlier birth n.¹Compare Old English -byrding (in hysebyrding , an element-by-element gloss of Latin puerperium puerperium n.), Middle English birdinge childbearing, birth ( < birde n. + -ing suffix¹; compare discussion at birth n.¹):OE Aldhelm Glosses (Brussels 1650) in L. Goossens Old Eng. Glosses of MS Brussels, Royal Libr. 1650 (1974) 213 Caelesti puerperio : mid heofenlicere heseberdincge [OE Digby 146 heseberdincge].a1275 in C. Brown Eng. Lyrics 13th Cent. (1932) 10 Þi luue sone uprisinge was selli liik to his birdinge..so gleam glidis þurt þe glas, of þi bodi born he was.a1500 (a1460) Towneley Plays (1994) I. x. 102 I rewe full sore that I haue sayde, And of hir byrdyng hir vpbrade. rare before 20th cent. 1. The fact or process of being born; a person's or animal's birth. Now rare.In quot. 1958 in figurative context.See also rebirthing n. ΚΠ 1894 Musical Times Mar. 154/2 While, at the birthing of her Child, Strange sights and sounds observèd were. 1958 Accent Summer 161 The birthing and aging of life's all-clustered grief. 2011 @Foxyma2k9 12 Feb. in twitter.com (accessed 11 Apr. 2019) I looked at my nephew and reenacted his birthing. Specifically when his head popped out of my sister's vag! 2. The action or process of giving birth; childbirth, labour; (also) an act of this. Now esp.: childbirth in which there is a minimum of medical or technological intervention.alternative birthing, hypnobirthing: see the first element. ΘΚΠ the world > life > source or principle of life > birth > confinement > [noun] > childbirth or delivery teamOE childinga1275 birtha1325 childc1330 deliverancea1375 childbearinga1400 kindlinga1400 birth-bearingc1426 forthbringing1429 childbirth?a1450 parturitya1450 bearinga1500 delivery1548 parture1588 infantment1597 puerpery1602 exclusion1646 parturition1646 venter1657 outbirth1691 clecking1815 parturience1822 birthing1928 natural childbirth1933 1928 J. M. Peterkin Scarlet Sister Mary viii. 72 The whole earth was full of birthing and growth. 1942 M. K. Rawlings Cross Creek Cookery xviii. 261 Unfortunately, the spring birthings also mean pigs. 1978 I. M. Gaskin Spiritual Midwifery (rev. ed.) iii. 343 If you are the midwife chiefly responsible for the welfare of the baby and the mother, you must make sure that the presence of everyone attending the birthing is beneficial. 2006 Nexus (U.K./Europe ed.) Feb. 33/2 The unnatural intervention of medical doctors in the natural process of birthing. Compounds C1. General use as a modifier (chiefly in sense 2). ΘΚΠ the world > life > source or principle of life > birth > confinement > [adjective] > giving birth childbearinga1382 childinga1387 puerperc1429 labouring1540 parturient1592 parturing1598 birthing1901 1901 Westm. Gaz. 3 Oct. 10/1 I, the changer, I Who make the rose's grave the birthing-bed For scarlet turban-lilies. 1928 J. M. Peterkin Scarlet Sister Mary xxii. 253 The birthing lesson was over, the teacher was going away. 1946 Prairie Schooner 20 108 She 'us so afeard o' th' flood water when it got to th' house, she jist fergot her birthin' pains, an' nen th' youngun come a-squawlin'. 1977 Spare Rib June 45/2 If all women had an epidural, freely available and theirs by right, all birthing problems could be solved. 2001 Times 19 Nov. ii. 8/3 New mothers will selflessly share their birthing experience, but no one will ever warn you about how bad things get on the wardrobe front. C2. As a modifier. Originally U.S. Designating a building or a group of rooms in a hospital providing care for women during and immediately after childbirth, often in a non-clinical setting, as birthing centre, birthing unit, etc.See also birthing room n. ΚΠ 1976 Colorado Springs Gaz.-Tel. 23 Apr. 17 a/2 1976 23 Apr. 17A/2 Visions of the future include the hope for opening a ‘birthing center’, the women said. ‘There is a great demand for an alternative to going to the hospital’. 1985 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) (Nexis) 5 Mar. Small private birthing hospitals or units attached to major hospitals where women can control their own labors. 1997 J. Hawes Rancid Aluminium (1998) viii. 102 When Mrs J. was coming back from the privatised dolphin-filled birthing-suite or wherever with Tancred or whatever he is called, baby number two. 2011 Daily Tel. 18 July 23/3 Some patients who have normal deliveries are doing so in high-tech hospitals when they could easily be in midwife-led birthing units. C3. birthing ball n. a large inflatable ball used by a woman during labour, allowing her more comfort whilst in a sitting position; also used as part of an antenatal or postnatal exercise routine; cf. stability ball n. at stability n. Additions. ΚΠ 1994 Medicine Hat (Alberta) News 30 May a5/2 (caption) Penny Simkin helps Susan Cadell and her daughter Rachel, 18 months, settle on a birthing ball. 2015 Herald-Times (Bloomington, Indiana) 12 Jan. (INstride section) 20/2 The class is..fully equipped with..plenty of birthing balls. birthing chair n. any of various types of chair (typically having a u-shaped seat) designed to be used during childbirth to allow the mother to give birth while seated; = birth chair n. at birth n.¹ Compounds 4. ΚΠ 1960 National Geographic Aug. 270/2 The institution's curator..will be happy to show you a full range of Hallstattiana..from ancient tools to stuffed animals and 18th-century birthing chairs. 2015 L. Mckenna Zone of Fire (e-book, accessed 27 Aug. 2019) Throughout the labor,..she sat on the birthing chair pushing, grunting and groaning with each contraction. birthing partner n. a person chosen by a pregnant woman to be with her for support when she is in labour; = birth partner n. 2. ΚΠ 1981 S. Jones To love Baby 125/1 Kitzinger has evolved classroom preparation for birth that includes..teaching the birthing partner to use his hands to release tension. 2015 Irish Times (Nexis) 20 Jan. (Health & Family section) 8/3 Double check with the hospital..that you will be allowed to bring in a doula in addition to your birthing partner. birthing pool n. a large bath or pool used for water births. ΚΠ 1983 Observer 6 Nov. (Mag.) 23 (caption) [Michael] Odent's birthing pool began simply as a way to help women relax. The early inflatable pool has now been replaced by a permanent model. 2006 News Let. (Belfast) (Nexis) 6 May 4 The maternity team are taking facilities, including a birthing pool, across the west to satisfy curiosity about alternative births in the area. birthing stool n. any of various types of stool (typically having a u-shaped seat) designed to be used during childbirth to allow the mother to give birth while seated; = birth stool n. at birth n.¹ Compounds 4. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medical appliances or equipment > obstetrical equipment > [noun] birth stool1627 forceps1634 ungula1684 unguis1752 fillet1753 crotchet1754 lack1754 tire-tête1754 perforator1790 vectis1790 cranioclast1860 binder1861 stirrup1936 vacuum extractor1954 birthing stool1956 ventouse1960 1956 M. L. Starkey in Essex Inst. Hist. Coll. XCII. 40 The midwife..fitted together the parts of the birthing stool drawn from her ominous black bag. 2016 Philadelphia Inquirer (Nexis) 24 Feb. (City D ed.) (Daily Mag.) c1 The night's guest speaker was..a certified professional midwife. She..showed the doulas how to support women using a birthing stool. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1894
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