parturition en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌpɑː(ɹ)t͡ʃəˈɹɪʃən/
- /ˌpɑː(ɹ)tjʊˈɹɪʃən/
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Etymology
From Latin parturitiō (“parturition”), from parturiō, from pariō (“to give birth”).
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The act or process of a mother giving birth.
femoules emaciated by parturition
1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[Episode 1: Telemachus]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC, part I [Telemachia], page 14:Near-synonyms: labour, delivery (the moment of emergence)
So strange is the scripture of the sky! Innumerable legends and customs connect the rebirth of the Sun with a Virgin parturition.
1920, Edward Carpenter, Pagan and Christian Creeds, New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co., published 1921, page 33:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| parturitions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
parturial · periparturition · parturitional · nonparturition · postparturition
Relateds
Synonyms
labour · delivery · childbirth
Translations (61)
sh порођај (act of giving birth) · sh porođaj (act of giving birth) · el τοκετός (act of giving birth) · de Geburt (act of giving birth) · es nacimiento (act of giving birth) · cmn 分娩 (act of giving birth) · ru ро́ды (act of giving birth) · mi taunahua (act of giving birth) · vo kujöram (act of giving birth) · id partus (act of giving birth) · ang tēam (act of giving birth) · pt parto (act of giving birth) · de Gebären (act of giving birth) · cmn 生產 /生产 (act of giving birth) · cmn 出生 (act of giving birth) · id persalinan (act of giving birth) · ar وَضْع (act of giving birth) · vec part (act of giving birth) · ja 出産 (act of giving birth) · fr parturition (act of giving birth) · vo kujör (act of giving birth) · te ప్రసవం (act of giving birth) · id kelahiran (act of giving birth) · sk rodenie (act of giving birth) · ms pelahiran (act of giving birth) · hu szülés (act of giving birth) · sk pôrod (act of giving birth) · fi synnytys (act of giving birth) · gd tinneas-cloinne (act of giving birth) · mi whānautanga (act of giving birth) · ar وِلَادَة (act of giving birth) · id parturisi (act of giving birth) · ga breith clainne (act of giving birth) · cmn 娩 (act of giving birth) · ja 分娩 (act of giving birth) · it parto (act of giving birth) · tl panganganak (act of giving birth) · bg раждане (act of giving birth) · eo akuŝo (act of giving birth) · fo barnsburður (act of giving birth) · hi प्रसव (act of giving birth) · de Parturitio (act of giving birth) · kmr zarokanîn (act of giving birth) · de Partus (act of giving birth) · hi प्रसूति (act of giving birth) · ar مَخَاض (act of giving birth) · de Entbindung (act of giving birth) · ru рожде́ние (act of giving birth) · grc τόκος (act of giving birth) · pl poród (act of giving birth) · fr accouchement (act of giving birth) · uk ро́ди (act of giving birth) · mi wherereitanga (act of giving birth) · ja 分身 (act of giving birth) · cs porod (act of giving birth) · fr naissance (act of giving birth) · es parto (act of giving birth) · kmr zayîn (bo ajalan) (act of giving birth) · be ро́ды (act of giving birth) · el γέννα (act of giving birth) · de Geburtsvorgang (act of giving birth)