noun
childbirth
CHYLD-bth
noun
1
The process of giving birth to a baby.
"She attended classes to prepare for childbirth."
"Complications during childbirth meant an emergency C-section."
How to Use Childbirth
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe act or process of a baby being born.
Common pairings
during childbirth
natural childbirth
die in childbirth
Word Forms
childbirths plural
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Etymology
A compound of "child" and "birth," likely echoing a similar Old Norse phrase meaning "bairn birth."