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Definition of childbirth noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

childbirth

noun
 
/ˈtʃaɪldbɜːθ/
 
/ˈtʃaɪldbɜːrθ/
[uncountable]
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  1. the process of giving birth to a baby
    • pregnancy and childbirth
    • She dreaded the pain of childbirth.
    • in childbirth His wife died in childbirth.
    Topics Life stagesb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • natural
    verb + childbirth
    • die in
    childbirth + noun
    • educator
    • class
    phrases
    • the pain of childbirth
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