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1.

(satellite adjective) having to do with birth; "a birthing center"; "birthing counselor"; "a lying-in hospital"

Synonyms: birthing

2.

(noun) concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of labor to the birth of a child; "she was in labor for six hours"

Synonyms: childbed, confinement, labor, labour, parturiency, travail

Related Words: birth, birthing, giving birth, parturition