Meanings
nounbirthquake (plural birthquakes)
plural birthquakes
- informalAn event involving a large number of births or creations.
The presentation of this notion stimulated a birthquake of theoretical development and research in the field of urban sociology.
2013, Suzanne K. Steinmetz, Family and Support Systems across the Life Span, page 111 more example
It has 149 midwives, 129 beds for gynaecological cases, 314 maternity beds and a "birthquake" of 39,856 babies (more than 109 per day).
1976, Ray K. Tyers, Singapore, Then & Now, volume 2, page 449
Origin
Blend of birth + earthquake.
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birthquake. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/birthquake
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