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CHILDBEARING

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The parturition process in human beings; having a baby; the process of giving birth to a child

Synonyms:

accouchement; childbearing; childbirth; vaginal birth

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Hypernyms ("childbearing" is a kind of...):

birth; birthing; giving birth; parturition (the process of giving birth)

Meronyms (parts of "childbearing"):

delivery; obstetrical delivery (the act of delivering a child)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "childbearing"):

active birth (childbirth during which the mother is encouraged to be an active participant)

alternative birth; alternative birthing (a method of childbirth that avoids intrusive high-tech medicine in favor of more natural and homely settings)

natural childbirth (labor and childbirth without medical intervention; no drugs are given to relieve pain or aid the birth process)

Derivation:

childbearing (relating to or suitable for childbirth)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Relating to or suitable for childbirth

Example:

of childbearing age

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

childbirth (the parturition process in human beings; having a baby; the process of giving birth to a child)

Derivation:

childbearing (the parturition process in human beings; having a baby; the process of giving birth to a child)

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