childbirth
The fact or action of giving birth to a child, as the culmination of pregnancy; the process by which it happens.
Related words
- birth
- birthchild
Word history
From Old Norse "barnburðr" (childbearing, childbirth).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “childbirth” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.