as in childbirth
the act or process of giving birth to children
parturition can sometimes proceed more quickly than anticipated
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Recent Examples of parturition
This pattern spans over a decade, indicating a remarkable fidelity to the Ashburton River and its surrounding creeks as critical parturition sites.
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Melissa Cristina Marquez,
Forbes,
1 Oct. 2024
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.
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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.
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Willard Spiegelman,
WSJ,
12 Oct. 2018
Their physical needs were considered to be concerned only with conception and parturition.
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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.
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Margaret Atwood,
New York Times,
10 Mar. 2017
Melissa Cristina Marquez,
Forbes,
1 Oct. 2024
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for parturition
childbirth
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This led to vast transformations in surgery, childbirth, handwashing, sterilization and infection control, per NIH and the Science History Institute.
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The jet-setting pair have two biological daughters, 4-year-old Bella (whose twin brother died at childbirth) and 8-year-old Alana.
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“Parturition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parturition. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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