childbirth

noun

child·​birth ˈchī(-ə)l(d)-ˌbərth 

: the act or process of giving birth to a baby : parturition

Synonyms of childbirth

• pregnancy
• childbearing
• delivery
• labor
• pains
• parturition
• contraction

Examples of childbirth in a Sentence

women who choose to undergo childbirth without the use of anesthetics and other drugs

Recent Examples on the Web

This can happen after any major physical or emotional stressor, like surgery, illness or childbirth. —Nicole Hernandez, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2026

How the robot childbirth simulator trains future midwives The simulator known as Mama Anne looks and behaves much like a real patient in labor. —Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 Mar. 2026

This stripped them of a critical financial safety net at the vulnerable time of childbirth in the Western Hemisphere’s poorest country. —Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 17 Mar. 2026

Your pelvic floor muscles undergo many changes throughout life, such as after childbirth and during menopause. —Erica Sweeney, SELF, 16 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing childbirth

• die in childbirth
• natural childbirth

Rhymes for childbirth

• rebirth
• stillbirth
• tamworth
• unearth
• afterbirth
• berth
• birth
• dearth
• earth
• firth
• girth
• mirth

Kids Definition

childbirth

noun

child·​birth ˈchīl(d)-ˌbərth 

: the act or process of giving birth to children

called also parturition

Medical Definition

childbirth

noun

child·​birth ˈchīl(d)-ˌbərth 

: the act or process of giving birth to a baby : parturition