parturition
noun
par·tu·ri·tion ˌpär-chə-ˈri-shən 
ˌpär-tyu̇-,
ˌpär-tə- : the action or process of giving birth to offspring : childbirth
Synonyms
- accouchement
- childbearing
- childbirth
- delivery
- labor
- travail
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Example Sentences
parturition can sometimes proceed more quickly than anticipated
Recent Examples on the Web Few women can relate to platformed parturition, but most understand Ms. Haart’s quest for comfort. 
Katharine K. Zarrella, WSJ, 27 Oct. 2021 His mother paced the spacious birthing stall, working off the pains of parturition, with half the placenta, neatly tied up by an attending stable hand, still hanging out of her. William Finnegan, The New Yorker, 15 May 2021 The main event—parturition—has yet to happen, but we are alerted to the Virgin’s readiness for it. Willard Spiegelman, WSJ, 12 Oct. 2018 Their physical needs were considered to be concerned only with conception and parturition. Longreads, 8 May 2018 The modesty costumes worn by the women of Gilead are derived from Western religious iconography — the Wives wear the blue of purity, from the Virgin Mary; the Handmaids wear red, from the blood of parturition, but also from Mary Magdalene. Margaret Atwood, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2017
Katharine K. Zarrella, WSJ, 27 Oct. 2021 His mother paced the spacious birthing stall, working off the pains of parturition, with half the placenta, neatly tied up by an attending stable hand, still hanging out of her. William Finnegan, The New Yorker, 15 May 2021 The main event—parturition—has yet to happen, but we are alerted to the Virgin’s readiness for it. Willard Spiegelman, WSJ, 12 Oct. 2018 Their physical needs were considered to be concerned only with conception and parturition. Longreads, 8 May 2018 The modesty costumes worn by the women of Gilead are derived from Western religious iconography — the Wives wear the blue of purity, from the Virgin Mary; the Handmaids wear red, from the blood of parturition, but also from Mary Magdalene. Margaret Atwood, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2017 Word History
Etymology
borrowed from Medieval Latin parturītiōn-, parturītiō "act of giving birth" (Late Latin, "bringing forth, travail"), from Latin parturīre "to be in labor, be ready to give birth" + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of action nouns — more at parturient
First Known Use
1646, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
parturition
noun
par·tu·ri·tion ˌpärt-ə-ˈrish-ən ˌpär-chə- ˌpär-tyu̇-
ˌpär-chə- ˌpär-tyu̇- : the action or process of giving birth to offspring : childbirth
parturitions
noun
as in childbirths
the act or process of giving birth to children parturition can sometimes proceed more quickly than anticipated Synonyms & Similar Words
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- childbirths
- accouchements
- pregnancies
- childbearings
- birth pangs
- deliveries
- abortions
- contractions
- cesarean sections
- miscarriages
- pains
- labors
- travails
- caesarean sections
- childbeds
- natural childbirths
- lying-ins
- lyings-in
- confinements