delivery room


noun

an area in a hospital equipped for delivering babies.
a room or area in which deliveries are made or received, as the section of a public library where books are taken out or returned.

Origin of delivery room

First recorded in 1945–50

Example sentences from the Web for delivery room

  • By special preparation, the ordinary bedroom may be fashioned into a delivery-room.

    The Mother and Her Child |William S. Sadler

Medical definitions for delivery room

delivery room

n.

A room or an area in a hospital that is equipped for delivering babies.