parturition : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: parturition	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for parturition
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
parturition n the process of giving birth [syn: parturition, birth, giving birth, birthing]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Parturition \Par`tu*ri"tion\, n. [L. parturitio, fr. parturire: cf. F. parturition. See {Parturient}.] 1. The act of bringing forth, or being delivered of, young; the act of giving birth; delivery; childbirth. 2. That which is brought forth; a birth. [Obs.]