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birthhouse

birthhouse noun: a building used for birthing.

Noun

birthhouse (plural birthhouses)

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

Forms of birthhouse

pluralbirthhouses
alternative formbirth-house
alternative formbirth house

Origin of birthhouse

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

Questions about birthhouse

What does birthhouse mean?
Birthhouse means a building used for birthing.
What part of speech is birthhouse?
Birthhouse is a noun.
What is the plural of birthhouse?
The plural of birthhouse is birthhouses.

Words near birthhouse in the dictionary

  1. birthgivers
  2. birthhome
  3. birthhomes
  4. birthhood
  5. birthhoods
  6. birthhouse
  7. birthhouses
  8. birthin'
  9. birthing
  10. birthing ball
  11. birthing balls

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