Synonyms: child-bearing, labour, delivery, lying-in More Synonyms of childbirth
childbirth in British English
(ˈtʃaɪldˌbɜːθ)
noun
the act of giving birth to a child
▶ Related adjective: obstetric
childbirth in American English
(ˈtʃaɪldˌbɜrθ)
noun
the act of giving birth to a child
Examples of 'childbirth' in a sentence
childbirth
This may mean delayed marriages and childbirth.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Will fertile women delaying childbirth lead to increased problems in getting pregnant for their daughters?
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Online parenting forums sent me further down the natural childbirth rabbit hole.
The Sun (2016)
Childbirth might be natural, but it is also naturally dangerous.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
On Sunday we had our annual picnic with the friends we made at childbirth classes.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
So much for natural childbirth.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
I am all for choice and if women want to have a natural childbirth then that should be their right.
The Sun (2012)
What these scholars did not know or forgot is that in natural childbirth the woman's role is active rather than passive.
Greeley, Andrew M. Sociology and Religion: A Collection of Readings (1995)
They all yearn to ride the love train in a blur of unthinking ecstasy through the portals of engagement, marriage and childbirth.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
A fifth were born to mums over 35 in another sign that women are delaying childbirth.
The Sun (2014)
Natural childbirth, just one stitch, and a shower straight after.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
With this emotional legacy she then endured on 19 June a childbirth so difficult she was brought close to death.
Jane Dunn ELIZABETH AND MARY: Cousins, Rivals, Queens (2003)
Yet the pregnant women who are reading the natural childbirth books are, by definition, those who are embarking on their first labour.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
I don't mind Natural childbirth or epidural?
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Quotations
In sorrow thou shalt bring forth childrenBible: Genesis
Death and taxes and childbirth! There's never any convenient time for any of themMargaret MitchellGone with the Wind
In other languages
childbirth
British English: childbirth NOUN
Childbirth is the act of giving birth to a child.
She died in childbirth.
American English: childbirth
Brazilian Portuguese: parto
Chinese: 分娩
European Spanish: parto
French: accouchement
German: Geburt
Italian: parto
Japanese: 出産
Korean: 분만
European Portuguese: parto
Latin American Spanish: parto
Chinese translation of 'childbirth'
childbirth
(ˈtʃaɪldbəːθ)
n(u)
分娩 (fēnmiǎn)
(noun)
Definition
the act of giving birth to a child
She wanted a natural childbirth.
Synonyms
child-bearing
labour
By the time she realised she was in labour, it was too late to get to the hospital.
delivery
She had an easy delivery.
lying-in
confinement
His pregnant wife is near her confinement.
travail
parturition
accouchement
related words
related adjectivesnatalparturientobstetric
Quotations
In sorrow thou shalt bring forth children [Bible: Genesis]Death and taxes and childbirth! There's never any convenient time for any of them [Margaret Mitchell – Gone with the Wind]
Additional synonyms
in the sense of confinement
Definition
the period of childbirth
His pregnant wife is near her confinement.
Synonyms
childbirth,
labour,
lying-in,
travail,
parturition,
childbed,
accouchement,
time
in the sense of delivery
Definition
the act of giving birth to a baby
She had an easy delivery.
Synonyms
childbirth,
labour,
confinement,
parturition
in the sense of labour
Definition
the final stage of pregnancy, leading to childbirth
By the time she realised she was in labour, it was too late to get to the hospital.