nnoun.stateconcluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a childSynset:childbed labor labour lying-in parturiency travail
Examples:- she was in labor for six hours
Derivationally Related Form:laborlabourparturient
Part Holonyms:gestation maternity pregnancy
Hypernyms:birth birthing giving birth parturition
Inherited Hypernyms:parturiencyparturitionorganic processprocessphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:premature laborpremature labour
Part Meronyms:asynclitism obliquity effacement uterine contraction
Full Hyponyms:premature labor
nnoun.actthe act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining themDerivationally Related Form:confine
Hypernyms:restraint
Inherited Hypernyms:confinementrestraintcontrolactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:commitmentcommittalconsignmenthouse arrestimprisonmentinternment
Full Hyponyms:commitmentcustodyfalse imprisonmenthouse arrestimprisonmentlockdown
nnoun.statethe state of being confinedExamples:- he was held in confinement
Derivationally Related Form:confine
Hypernyms:subjection subjugation
Inherited Hypernyms:confinementsubjugationrelationshipstateattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:captivityconstraintcustodydetainmentdetentionholdimmurementimprisonmentincarcerationrestraintsolitarysolitary confinement
Full Hyponyms:cagecaptivityconstraintdetentionduranceinternmentiron cagelife imprisonmentsolitary confinement
nnoun.actthe act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary)Synset:restriction
Examples:- the restriction of the infection to a focal area
Derivationally Related Form:restrict
Hypernyms:restraint
Inherited Hypernyms:restrictionrestraintcontrolactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:circumscriptionclassificationconstraintspecificationstipulation
Full Hyponyms:circumscriptionclassificationconstraintstipulationswaddling clothes