childbirth
The fact or action of giving birth to a child, as the culmination of pregnancyThe fact or action of giving birth to a child, as the culmination of pregnancy; the process by which it happens.
Recorded US: Speaker: Flame, not lame Recorder: Flame, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
» Tom's wife died in childbirth.
Жена Тома умерла при родах. — marafon
Дружина Тома померла під час пологів. — deniko
Жінка Тома померла під час пологів. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(uncountable, usually)The fact or action of giving birth to a child, as the culmination of pregnancy; the process by which it happens.
Near-synonyms: labour, delivery (the moment of emergence)
Entbindung, Geburt, Geburt eines Kindes
ро́дыródy, рожде́ниеroždénije
ро́диródy, поло́гиpolóhy
the parturition process in human beings; having a baby; the process of giving birth to a child
Examples
22 sentencesTom's wife died in childbirth.
Дружина Тома померла під час пологів. — deniko
ruЖена Тома умерла при родах. — marafon
Mary died in childbirth.
Мері померла під час пологів. — deniko
ruМэри умерла при родах. — Ooneykcall
deMaria starb bei der Geburts ihres Kindes. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Mary died during childbirth.
Мері померла під час пологів. — deniko
ruМэри умерла при родах. — Ooneykcall
deMaria starb bei der Geburts ihres Kindes. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Many women have died in childbirth.
Many women pursue higher education and careers, thus delaying marriage and childbirth.
ruМногие женщины гонятся за высшим образованием и профессиональным успехом, откладывая брак и рождение детей на потом. — Karok
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English childbyrth [and other forms], perhaps a partial calque of Old Norse baFrom Middle English childbyrth [and other forms], perhaps a partial calque of Old Norse barnburðr (“childbearing, childbirth”, literally “bairn birth”); equivalent to child + birth. Compare Swedish barnsbörd (“childbirth”), Icelandic barnsburður (“childbirth”).
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Forms
plural: childbirthsSynonyms
6 synonyms- the parturition process in human beings; having a baby; the process of giving birth to a child:childbearingaccouchementvaginal birth
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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