Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

home birth

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.73 in modern English

Syllables: home- birth
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Childbirth taking place at home, rather than in a hospital.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

To give birth at home.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"It covers hygiene and diet of pregnancy, clothing, simple and inexpensive preparations for a home birth, and the early care and training of the baby."
"There is some indication, though, that the rate of home births may be substantially greater than official estimates suggest."
"A woman in the Netherlands having a low-risk pregnancy can choose to give birth at home or in the hospital, but there are significant incentives for choosing home birth."

Etymology

From home + birth.

Usage

Inflected Forms

home births (plural) homebirth (alternative) home births (present, singular) home birthing (participle, present) home birthed (participle, past) home birthed (past)

Frequently Paired Words

homeborn

Synonyms

home delivery

Questions

What does home birth mean?: Childbirth taking place at home, rather than in a hospital.
Where does home birth come from?: From home + birth.

How to pronounce home birth

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