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birthing people

birthing people is the plural of birthing person.

Meaning of birthing person

Noun

birthing person (plural birthing persons or birthing people)

  1. (neologism) a person who has the ability to give birth (or has had it)
    • Black trans/gender nonconforming birthing persons are more likely than cisgender women to seek a home birth, but they may face particular challenges in finding medical personnel who respect their identity and reproductive choices.¹⁶2015 December 22, Julia Chinyere Oparah, Alicia D. Bonaparte, Birthing Justice: Black Women, Pregnancy, and Childbirth, Routledge, →ISBN, page 160

Questions about birthing people

What is birthing people the plural of?
Birthing people is the plural of birthing person.

Words near birthing people in the dictionary

  1. birthing chair
  2. birthing chairs
  3. birthing custard
  4. birthing father
  5. birthing fathers
  6. birthing people
  7. birthing person
  8. birthing persons
  9. birthing pool
  10. birthing pools
  11. birthings

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