CHILDBED
parturiency, labor, labour, confinement, lying-in, travail, childbed
(noun) concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child; “she was in labor for six hours”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
childbed (countable and uncountable, plural childbeds)
(uncountable) The final stage of pregnancy; confinement
(countable) The bed in which a baby is born
Source: Wiktionary
Child"bed, n.
Definition: The state of a woman bringing forth a child, or being in labor; parturition.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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