Parturiency — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈɑːɹtʃɚɹˌiənsi/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈɑːtʃəɹˌiənsi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈɑːtʃəɹˌiənsi/

4 syllables Say it as /pˈɑːɹtʃɚɹˌiənsi/.

Examples

she was in labor for six hours

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

labour childbed labor lying-in confinement travail

Parts of Speech

noun	concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child “she was in labor for six hours”

Word Forms

parturient	adjective	giving birth
labor	verb	undergo the efforts of childbirth
labour	verb	undergo the efforts of childbirth

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Gebärfähigkeit

abschließender Schwangerschaftszustand; vom Einsetzen der Wehen bis zur Geburt eines Kindes

🇫🇷French

parturience

état final de grossesse ; du début des contractions jusqu'à la naissance d'un enfant

🇪🇸Spanish

parto

estado final del embarazo; desde el inicio de las contracciones hasta el nacimiento de un niño

🇮🇹Italian

parto

stato conclusivo della gravidanza; dall'inizio delle contrazioni alla nascita di un bambino

🇳🇱Dutch

bevalling

afsluitende zwangerschap; vanaf het begin van de weeën tot de geboorte van een kind

🇵🇹Portuguese

parto

estado final da gravidez; desde o início das contrações até o nascimento de uma criança

🇷🇺Russian

роды

завершающееся состояние беременности; от начала схваток до рождения ребенка

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रसव

गर्भावस्था की अंतिम अवस्था; संकुचन की शुरुआत से लेकर बच्चे के जन्म तक

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রসব ক্ষমতা

গর্ভাবস্থার শেষ অবস্থা; সংকোচনের সূত্রপাত থেকে সন্তানের জন্ম পর্যন্ত

🇮🇳Tamil

பிரசவம்

கர்ப்பத்தின் இறுதி நிலை; சுருக்கங்களின் தொடக்கத்திலிருந்து ஒரு குழந்தையின் பிறப்பு வரை

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రసవం

గర్భం యొక్క ముగింపు స్థితి; సంకోచాల ప్రారంభం నుండి పిల్లల పుట్టుక వరకు

🇮🇳Marathi

बाळंतपणा

गर्भधारणेची अंतिम अवस्था; आकुंचन सुरू झाल्यापासून मुलाच्या जन्मापर्यंत

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રસૂતિ

ગર્ભાવસ્થાની અંતિમ સ્થિતિ; સંકોચનની શરૂઆતથી બાળકના જન્મ સુધી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೆರಿಗೆ

ಗರ್ಭಧಾರಣೆಯ ಮುಕ್ತಾಯದ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ; ಸಂಕೋಚನದ ಪ್ರಾರಂಭದಿಂದ ಮಗುವಿನ ಜನನದವರೆಗೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രസവം

ഗർഭാവസ്ഥയുടെ സമാപന അവസ്ഥ; സങ്കോചങ്ങളുടെ തുടക്കം മുതൽ ഒരു കുട്ടിയുടെ ജനനം വരെ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪ੍ਰਸੂਤੀ

ਗਰਭ ਅਵਸਥਾ ਦੀ ਸਮਾਪਤੀ ਅਵਸਥਾ; ਸੰਕੁਚਨ ਦੀ ਸ਼ੁਰੂਆਤ ਤੋਂ ਬੱਚੇ ਦੇ ਜਨਮ ਤੱਕ

🇵🇰Urdu

ولادت

حمل کی اختتامی حالت؛ سنکچن کے آغاز سے بچے کی پیدائش تک

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

临产

妊娠结束状态；从宫缩开始到孩子出生

🇯🇵Japanese

出産

妊娠の最終的な状態。陣痛が始まってから出産まで

🇰🇷Korean

출산

임신 종료 상태; 진통이 시작될 때부터 아이가 태어날 때까지

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự sinh nở

tình trạng kết thúc thai kỳ; từ khi bắt đầu cơn co thắt cho đến khi sinh con

🇹🇭Thai

การคลอดบุตร

สรุปสถานะของการตั้งครรภ์ ตั้งแต่เริ่มหดตัวจนถึงการคลอดบุตร

🇮🇩Indonesian

proses melahirkan

keadaan akhir kehamilan; dari timbulnya kontraksi hingga kelahiran anak

🇵🇭Filipino

panganganak

pagtatapos ng estado ng pagbubuntis; mula sa simula ng mga contraction hanggang sa pagsilang ng isang bata

🇲🇾Malay

bersalin

keadaan akhir kehamilan; dari permulaan kontraksi sehingga kelahiran anak

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الولادة

حالة الحمل الختامية. منذ بداية الانقباضات وحتى ولادة الطفل

🇮🇷Persian

زایمان

وضعیت نهایی بارداری؛ از شروع انقباضات تا تولد کودک

🇹🇷Turkish

doğum

hamileliğin son durumu; kasılmaların başlangıcından çocuğun doğumuna kadar

🇮🇱Hebrew

לידה

מצב מסכם של הריון; מתחילת הצירים ועד לידת ילד

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