birthhouse

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noun

A building used for birthing.

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Meanings

nounbirthhouse (plural birthhouses)

plural birthhouses · alternative birth-house · alternative birth house

  1. A building used for birthing.
  2. The house of one's birth (house where one was born).

Origin

From birth + house. Cognate with West Frisian bertehûs, Dutch geboortehuis, German Geburtshaus.

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APA

birthhouse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/birthhouse

MLA

“birthhouse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/birthhouse. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “birthhouse,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/birthhouse.

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