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adj
Of, pertaining to, or suitable for childbirth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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adj
Of a woman's hips, attractively wide.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, informal, not-comparable
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noun
The process of giving birth; pregnancy and parturition.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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adjective
relating to or suitable for childbirth
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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noun
the parturition process in human beings; having a baby; the process of giving birth to a child
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: childbirth, accouchement, vaginal birth
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Broader terms: parturition, birth, giving birth, birthing
Narrower terms: active birth, alternative birth, alternative birthing, natural childbirth
History
From Middle English childberyng, childbering, chyldberynge, child berynge. By surface analysis, child + bearing.
Across languages
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
