birthing

[ bur-thing ]
/ ˈbɜr θɪŋ /

noun

an act or instance of giving birth, especially by natural childbirth.

Origin of birthing

First recorded in 1925–30; birth + -ing1

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

OTHER WORDS FROM birth

mul·ti·birth, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH birth

berth birth

Example sentences from the Web for birthing

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
[ bûrthĭng ]

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.