Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Having to do with or used during birth.
- noun The act of giving birth.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
berthing .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Naut.) Anything added to raise the sides of a ship.
- noun the act or process of giving birth.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of or relating to
birth . - noun The act of
giving birth . - noun nautical Anything added to raise the sides of a ship.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the process of giving birth
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Examples
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I just think we lose sight sometimes of the fact that this [complications in birthing, that is] is nothing new, nothing that humans haven't faced even in the absence of hospitals for eons.
A, B, C-Section kittenpie 2008
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I just think we lose sight sometimes of the fact that this [complications in birthing, that is] is nothing new, nothing that humans haven't faced even in the absence of hospitals for eons.
Archive 2008-08-01 kittenpie 2008
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Without insurance, Vincent can't do the type of private practice midwifery she's become accustomed to and is forced to take a staff midwife position with an HMO, which she refers to as a birthing factory.
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Note 19: The * mkole is a proto-Ruvu era term for a tree species important in birthing and female initiation religio-ritual ceremonies. back
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It is thus intriguing to imagine how foundational knowledge in birthing may have informed the medicinal knowledge needed in potting and iron technologies. back
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What's to do when a lady cannot afford to go interstate or even into another country (or does not speak the language of another country where home birthing is permitted, or does not have family or contacts or the wherewithall to set up a network in time for her birth).
Born at Home 2006
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My grandmother, herself the daughter of a high-ranking official, was terse and irritable, weighted by disappointment in birthing only girls.
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The majority of this bill is stuff that looks very good indeed to midwives and people who are interested in birthing choice.
Dru Blood - I believe in the inherent goodness of all beings: May 2005 Archives 2005
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The majority of this bill is stuff that looks very good indeed to midwives and people who are interested in birthing choice.
Dru Blood - I believe in the inherent goodness of all beings: Midwifery in Texas 2005
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There have been lots of changes in the way birthing is handled since 1973, and the reason everyone is using that year is because that’s the copywrite of the book.
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