Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

water birth

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.70 in modern English

Syllables: wa-ter birth
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of childbirth in which the mother is supported in a birthing pool so that the child is delivered into the warm water.

Inflected Forms

water births (plural) waterbirth (alternative)

Questions

What does water birth mean?: A form of childbirth in which the mother is supported in a birthing pool so that the child is delivered into the warm water.

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