parturition
/ˌpɑː(ɹ)tjʊˈɹɪʃən/
parturition noun: the act or process of a mother giving birth.
Noun
parturition (countable and uncountable, plural parturitions)
- The act or process of a mother giving birth.
- Near-synonyms: labour, delivery (the moment of emergence)
- 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
- Synonyms:
- childbirth, labour, delivery
parturition meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam
parturition in Hindi
- act of giving birth
- प्रसूति prasūti, प्रसव prasav
parturition in Tamil
- பிரசவம், பிறப்பு, பேறு, ஈனல், குட்டி ஈனுதல்
parturition in Telugu
- act of giving birth
- ప్రసవం prasavaṁ
parturition in Malayalam
- പ്രസവം, ഉൽപത്തി
More languagesFewer languages
- parturition in Kannada
- ಹೆರಿಗೆ, ಪ್ರಸವ, ಪ್ರಸೂತಿ, ಹೊರಗೆಡಹಲಿರುವ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ
- parturition in Tagalog
- panganganak
- parturition in Arabic
- مَخَاض maḵāḍ, وَضْع waḍʕ, وِلَادَة wilāda
- parturition in Malay
- pelahiran
- parturition in Indonesian
- parturisi, persalinan, kelahiran, partus
Synonyms of parturition
Forms of parturition
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Origin of parturition
From Latin parturitiō (“parturition”), from parturiō, from pariō (“to give birth”).
Words formed from parturition
Questions about parturition
- What does parturition mean?
- Parturition means the act or process of a mother giving birth.
- What is parturition in Hindi?
- Parturition in Hindi is प्रसूति (prasūti), प्रसव (prasav). See Parturition meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is parturition?
- Parturition is a noun.
- How do you pronounce parturition?
- Parturition is pronounced /ˌpɑː(ɹ)tjʊˈɹɪʃən/.
- What is the plural of parturition?
- The plural of parturition is parturitions.
Words near parturition in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: parturition (page history and authors); parturition (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); parturition (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); parturition (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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