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

Examples of parturition in a Sentence

parturition can sometimes proceed more quickly than anticipated

Recent Examples on the Web

This pattern spans over a decade, indicating a remarkable fidelity to the Ashburton River and its surrounding creeks as critical parturition sites. —Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024

The process of parturition can be considered as equivalent to cosmonaut's/astronaut's transition from microgravitation back to Earth gravitation (G=1) during landing. —Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 7 Mar. 2013

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

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

Rhymes for parturition

• abolition
• acquisition
• admonition
• ammunition
• apparition
• apposition
• coalition
• competition
• composition
• definition
• deglutition
• demolition

Kids Definition

parturition

noun

par·​tu·​ri·​tion ˌpärt-ə-ˈrish-ən  ˌpär-chə- 

: childbirth

Medical Definition

parturition

noun

par·​tu·​ri·​tion ˌpärt-ə-ˈrish-ən  ˌpär-chə-  ˌpär-tyu̇- 

: the action or process of giving birth to offspring : childbirth

parturitional

-əl 

adjective