parturition

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Pronunciation

/ˌpɑː(ɹ)tjʊˈɹɪʃən/

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/ˌpɑː(ɹ)tjʊˈɹɪʃən/ · /ˌpɑː(ɹ)t͡ʃəˈɹɪʃən/

Definition of parturition

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noun

(countable, uncountable)The act or process of a mother giving birth.

“Near-synonyms: labour, delivery (the moment of emergence)”
“So strange is the scripture of the sky! Innumerable legends and customs connect the rebirth of the Sun with a Virgin parturition.”
“femoules emaciated by parturition”

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

From Latin parturitiō (“parturition”), from parturiō, from pariō (“to give birth”).

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