Meaning of CHILDBEARING
| Pronunciation: | | 'chIld`behring
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- [n] the parturition process in human beings; having a baby; the process of giving birth to a child
- [adj] relating to or suitable for childbirth; "of childbearing age"
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| | Synonyms: | | accouchement, childbirth, vaginal birth |
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| | See Also: | | active birth, alternative birth, alternative birthing, birth, birthing, delivery, giving birth, natural childbirth, obstetrical delivery, parturition | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Child"bear`ing\, n.
The act of producing or bringing forth children; parturition.
--Milton. Addison.
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| | Related Terms: | | accouchement, bearing, birth, birth throes, birthing, blessed event, childbed, childbirth, confinement, delivery, genesis, giving birth, hatching, having a baby, labor, multiparity, nascency, nativity, parturition, the Nativity, the stork, travail |
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