parturition
noun
[ ˌpɑːtjʊˈrɪʃ(ə)n ]
• the action of giving birth to young; childbirth.
• "the weeks following parturition"
Similar:
childbirth,
giving birth,
birth,
birthing,
delivery,
labour,
confinement,
childbed,
accouchement,
travail,
Origin:
mid 17th century: from late Latin parturitio(n- ), from parturire ‘be in labour’ (see parturient).
