Home › Words › B › birthquakebirthquakebirthquake · noun — an event involving a large number of births or creations.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyBlend of birth + earthquake.nounAn event involving a large number of births or creations.e.g.“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:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.birthgasm 54% match — A childbirth with which the procreator feels sexual pleasure. vs birthquake →planetquake 53% match — A seismic event occurring on a planet (especially one other than Earth). vs birthquake →birthy 51% match — Resembling or characteristic of birth. vs birthquake →earthshock 51% match — An earthquake. vs birthquake →interbirth 51% match — Between births. vs birthquake →coronababy 51% match — A baby conceived during the COVID-19 pandemic. vs birthquake →afterquake 51% match — Synonym of aftershock (“earthquake following another earthquake”). vs birthquake →spacequake 51% match — A tremor in space or spacetime. vs birthquake →