parturition

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/ˌpɑː(ɹ)tjʊˈɹɪʃən//ˌpɑː(ɹ)t͡ʃəˈɹɪʃən/

noun

The act or process of a mother giving birth.

“Near-synonyms: labour, delivery (the moment of emergence)”

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childbirthlabourdeliverybirthgiving birthbirthing
OriginLatin parturitiō →
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Meanings

nounparturition (countable and uncountable, plural parturitions)

plural parturitions

  1. countableuncountablemedicineThe act or process of a mother giving birth.

    Near-synonyms: labour, delivery (the moment of emergence)

    2 more examples

    So strange is the scripture of the sky! Innumerable legends and customs connect the rebirth of the Sun with a Virgin parturition.

    1920, Edward Carpenter, Pagan and Christian Creeds, New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co., published 1921, page 33

    femoules emaciated by parturition

    1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[Episode 1: Telemachus]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC, part I [Telemachia], page 14

    Synonyms: childbirth, labour, delivery

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe act or process of a mother giving birth.

Similar
childbirthlabourdelivery

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe process of giving birth

Similar
birthgiving birthbirthing
Broader
organic processbiological process
Also see
birthbirthingchildbirthchildingdeliverygiving birthlabour

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinparturitiō“parturition”
  2. Englishparturition

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

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Translations

Ancient Greek τόκος
  • τόκος (tókos)act of giving birth
Arabic مَخَاض, وَضْع
  • مَخَاض (maḵāḍ)act of giving birth
  • وَضْع (waḍʕ)act of giving birth
  • وِلَادَة (wilāda)act of giving birth
Bulgarian раждане
  • раждане (raždane)act of giving birth
Chinese Mandarin 出生, 分娩
  • 出生 (chūshēng)act of giving birth
  • 分娩 (fēnmiǎn)act of giving birth
  • 生產 /生产 (shēngchǎn)act of giving birth
  • 娩 (miǎn)act of giving birth
Czech porod
  • porodact of giving birth
Esperanto akuŝo
  • akuŝoact of giving birth
Finnish synnytys
  • synnytysact of giving birth
French accouchement, parturition
  • accouchementact of giving birth
  • parturitionact of giving birth
  • naissanceact of giving birth
German Entbindung, Geburt
  • Entbindungact of giving birth
  • Geburtact of giving birth
  • Geburtsvorgangact of giving birth
  • Gebärenact of giving birth
  • Partusact of giving birth
  • Parturitioact of giving birth
Greek γέννα, τοκετός
  • γέννα (génna)act of giving birth
  • τοκετός (toketós)act of giving birth
Hindi प्रसूति, प्रसव
  • प्रसूति (prasūti)act of giving birth
  • प्रसव (prasav)act of giving birth
Hungarian szülés
  • szülésact of giving birth
Indonesian parturisi, persalinan
  • parturisiact of giving birth
  • persalinanact of giving birth
  • kelahiranact of giving birth
  • partusact of giving birth
Irish breith clainne
  • breith clainneact of giving birth
Italian parto
  • partoact of giving birth
Japanese 分身, 分娩
  • 分身 (bunshin)act of giving birth
  • 分娩 (bunben)act of giving birth
  • 出産 (shussan)act of giving birth
Malay pelahiran
  • pelahiranact of giving birth
Māori whānautanga, wherereitanga
  • whānautangaact of giving birth
  • wherereitangaact of giving birth
  • taunahuaact of giving birth
Polish poród
  • poródact of giving birth
Portuguese parto
  • partoact of giving birth
Russian ро́ды, рожде́ние
  • ро́ды (ródy)act of giving birth
  • рожде́ние (roždénije)act of giving birth
Scottish Gaelic tinneas-cloinne
  • tinneas-cloinneact of giving birth
Slovak pôrod, rodenie
  • pôrodact of giving birth
  • rodenieact of giving birth
Spanish parto, nacimiento
  • partoact of giving birth
  • nacimientoact of giving birth
Tagalog panganganak
  • panganganakact of giving birth
Ukrainian ро́ди
  • ро́ди (ródy)act of giving birth
Cite this entry
APA

parturition. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parturition

MLA

“parturition.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parturition. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “parturition,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parturition.

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