CHILDBIRTH
Dictionary entry overview: What does childbirth mean?
• CHILDBIRTH (noun)
The noun CHILDBIRTH has 1 sense:
1. the parturition process in human beings; having a baby; the process of giving birth to a child
Familiarity information: CHILDBIRTH used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• CHILDBIRTH (noun)
Meaning:
The parturition process in human beings; having a baby; the process of giving birth to a child
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Synonyms:
accouchement; childbearing; childbirth; vaginal birth
Hypernyms ("childbirth" is a kind of...):
birth; birthing; giving birth; parturition (the process of giving birth)
Meronyms (parts of "childbirth"):
delivery; obstetrical delivery (the act of delivering a child)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "childbirth"):
active birth (childbirth during which the mother is encouraged to be an active participant)
alternative birth; alternative birthing (a method of childbirth that avoids intrusive high-tech medicine in favor of more natural and homely settings)
natural childbirth (labor and childbirth without medical intervention; no drugs are given to relieve pain or aid the birth process)
