Parturition Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

The meaning of PARTURITION is the action or process of giving birth to offspring : childbirth. Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut parturition noun SaveWord par·​tu·​ri·​tion |\ˌpär-chə-ˈri-shən ,ˌpär-tyu̇-,ˌpär-tə- \ Definitionofparturition :theactionorprocessofgivingbirthtooffspring:childbirth Synonyms ExampleSentences LearnMoreAboutparturition Synonymsforparturition Synonyms accouchement, childbearing, childbirth, delivery, labor, travail VisittheThesaurusforMore  ExamplesofparturitioninaSentence parturitioncansometimesproceedmorequicklythananticipated RecentExamplesontheWeb Fewwomencanrelatetoplatformedparturition,butmostunderstandMs.Haart’squestforcomfort. — KatharineK.Zarrella,WSJ,27Oct.2021 Hismotherpacedthespaciousbirthingstall,workingoffthepainsofparturition,withhalftheplacenta,neatlytiedupbyanattendingstablehand,stillhangingoutofher. — WilliamFinnegan,TheNewYorker,15May2021 Themainevent—parturition—hasyettohappen,butwearealertedtotheVirgin’sreadinessforit. — WillardSpiegelman,WSJ,12Oct.2018 Theirphysicalneedswereconsideredtobeconcernedonlywithconceptionandparturition. — Longreads,8May2018 ThemodestycostumeswornbythewomenofGileadarederivedfromWesternreligiousiconography—theWivesweartheblueofpurity,fromtheVirginMary;theHandmaidswearred,fromthebloodofparturition,butalsofromMaryMagdalene. — MargaretAtwood,NewYorkTimes,10Mar.2017 Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageoftheword'parturition.'ViewsexpressedintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionofMerriam-Websteroritseditors.Sendusfeedback. SeeMore FirstKnownUseofparturition 1646,inthemeaningdefinedabove HistoryandEtymologyforparturition borrowedfromMedievalLatinparturītiōn-,parturītiō"actofgivingbirth"(LateLatin,"bringingforth,travail"),fromLatinparturīre"tobeinlabor,bereadytogivebirth"+-tiōn-,-tiō,suffixofactionnouns—moreatparturient BuyingGuide OurteamatTheUsagehasselectedthebestcribmattressesof2021. LearnMoreAboutparturition Shareparturition PosttheDefinitionofparturitiontoFacebook SharetheDefinitionofparturitiononTwitter TimeTravelerforparturition Thefirstknownuseofparturitionwas in1646 Seemorewordsfromthesameyear DictionaryEntriesNearparturition parturifacient parturition parturiuntmontes,nasceturridiculusmus SeeMoreNearbyEntries  Statisticsforparturition LastUpdated 31Oct2021 Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Parturition.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parturition.Accessed26Dec.2021. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster MoreDefinitionsforparturition parturition noun par·​tu·​ri·​tion |\ˌpärt-ə-ˈrish-ən ,ˌpär-chə- ,ˌpär-tyu̇- \ Medical Definitionofparturition :theactionorprocessofgivingbirthtooffspring:childbirth OtherWordsfromparturition parturitional \ -​əl \ adjective MorefromMerriam-Websteronparturition Britannica.com:Encyclopediaarticleaboutparturition WORDOFTHEDAY Kwanzaa SeeDefinitionsandExamples» GetWordoftheDaydailyemail! TestYourVocabulary FarmIdiomsQuiz Whatdoes'poke'refertointheexpression'piginapoke'? mudpit stable stateofdifficulty bag Canyouspellthese10commonlymisspelledwords? TAKETHEQUIZ Adailychallengeforcrosswordfanatics. TAKETHEQUIZ SubscribetoAmerica'slargestdictionaryandgetthousandsmoredefinitionsandadvancedsearch—adfree! Merriam-Websterunabridged WordsatPlay “InVinoVeritas”andOtherLatinPhrasestoLiveBy Top10LatinPhrases ChristmasWordOrigins|9SurprisingHistories There'snobreadin'gingerbread' AFewWordson'Toast' Awordwithsurprisinglyliteralorigins ShouldWeSay‘Elfs’or‘Elves'? Aquestionsurroundingahard-workingplural. AsktheEditors 'Everyday'vs.'EveryDay' Asimpletricktokeepthemseparate WhatIs'SemanticBleaching'? How'literally'canmean"figuratively" Literally Howtouseawordthat(literally)drivessomepe... IsSingular'They'aBetterChoice? Theawkwardcaseof'hisorher' WordGames NaughtyorNice Aquizofvicesandvirtues Takethequiz HolidayPartyQuiz Agiftinquestionform Takethequiz SpellIt Canyouspellthese10commonlymisspelledwords? Takethequiz