childbirth

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

childbirth
    n 1: the parturition process in human beings; having a baby; the
         process of giving birth to a child [syn: {childbirth},
         {childbearing}, {accouchement}, {vaginal birth}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Childbirth \Child"birth\, n.
   The act of bringing forth a child; travail; labor. --Jer.
   Taylor.
   [1913 Webster]

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