birthing
[ bur-thing ]
/ ˈbɜr θɪŋ /
noun
an act or instance of giving birth, especially by natural childbirth.
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Definition for birthing (2 of 2)
birth
[ burth ]
/ bɜrθ /
noun
verb (used with object) Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S.
to give birth to.
to assist in giving birth; act as midwife for.
Origin of birth
1150–1200; Middle English
byrthe < Scandinavian; compare Old Swedish
byrth; cognate with Old English
gebyrd, Old High German
giburt, Gothic
gabaurths
SYNONYMS FOR birth
OTHER WORDS FROM birth
mul·ti·birth, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH birth
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British Dictionary definitions for birthing
birth
/ (bɜːθ) /
noun
verb (tr) rare
to bear or bring forth (a child)
Word Origin for birth
C12: from Old Norse
byrth; related to Gothic
gabaurths, Old Swedish
byrdh, Old High German
berd child; see
bear
1,
bairn
Medical definitions for birthing (1 of 2)
birthing
[ bûr′thĭng ]
adj.
Having to do with or used during birth.
n.
The act of giving birth.
Medical definitions for birthing (2 of 2)
birth
[ bûrth ]
n.
The emergence and separation of offspring from the body of the mother.
The act or process of bearing young; parturition.
The circumstances or conditions relating to this event, as its time or location.
The set of characteristics or circumstances received from one's ancestors; inheritance.
Origin; extraction.
Scientific definitions for birthing
birth
[ bûrth ]
Noun
The emergence and separation of offspring from the body of its mother, seen in all mammals except monotremes.
Adjective
Present at birth, as a defect in a bodily structure.
Idioms and Phrases with birthing
birth
see give birth to.