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parturition (n.)

"act of bringing forth or being delivered of young," 1640s, from Latin parturitionem (nominative parturitio), noun of action from past-participle stem of parturire "be in labor" (see parturient). Middle English had parturite (early 15c.) "a birth, the process of giving birth."

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Definitions of parturition from WordNet

parturition (n.)
the process of giving birth;
Synonyms: birth / giving birth / birthing
From wordnet.princeton.edu