Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

parturition

/ˌpɑː(ɹ)tjʊˈɹɪʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.78 in modern English

Syllables: par-tu-ri-tion
IPA: /ˌpɑː(ɹ)tjʊˈɹɪʃən/

13

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act or process of a mother giving birth.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Near-synonyms: labour, delivery (the moment of emergence)"
"So strange is the scripture of the sky! Innumerable legends and customs connect the rebirth of the Sun with a Virgin parturition."
"femoules emaciated by parturition"

Etymology

From Latin parturitiō (“parturition”), from parturiō, from pariō (“to give birth”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: parturitiō

Usage

Inflected Forms

parturitions (plural)

Derived Forms

nonparturition parturial parturitional periparturition postparturition

Frequently Paired Words

parturient

Synonyms

childbirth labour delivery birth giving birth birthing

Questions

How do you pronounce parturition?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpɑː(ɹ)tjʊˈɹɪʃən/.
What does parturition mean?: The act or process of a mother giving birth.
Where does parturition come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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