childbirth

/ˈt͡ʃaɪldˌbɝθ/

Etymology

From Middle English childbyrth [and other forms], perhaps a partial calque of Old Norse barnburðr (“childbearing, childbirth”, literally “bairn birth”); equivalent to child + birth. Compare Swedish barnsbörd (“childbirth”), Icelandic barnsburður (“childbirth”).

childbirth means the fact or action of giving birth to a child, as the culmination of pregnancy; the process by which it happens. Lexicurio rates it Distinctive — a strength score of 65 out of 100.

noun

The fact or action of giving birth to a child, as the culmination of pregnancy; the process by which it happens.“Near-synonyms: labour, delivery (the moment of emergence)”