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birthquake

birthquake noun: an event involving a large number of births or creations.

Noun

birthquake (plural birthquakes)

  1. (informal) An event involving a large number of births or creations.
    • 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
    • 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 11

Forms of birthquake

pluralbirthquakes

Origin of birthquake

Blend of birth + earthquake.

Questions about birthquake

What does birthquake mean?
Birthquake means an event involving a large number of births or creations.
What part of speech is birthquake?
Birthquake is a noun.
What is the plural of birthquake?
The plural of birthquake is birthquakes.

Words near birthquake in the dictionary

  1. birthnights
  2. birthparent
  3. birthparents
  4. birthplace
  5. birthplaces
  6. birthquake
  7. birthquakes
  8. birthrate
  9. birthrates
  10. birthright
  11. birthright citizen

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