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noun

ˈchī(-ə)l(d)-ˌber-iŋ How to pronounce childbearing (audio)
Definition of childbearingnext
as in childbirth
the act or process of giving birth to children in olden days many women died in childbearing

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adjective

as in gestational

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  1. childbirth
  2. prenatal
  3. pregnant
Noun
  • For sensitive skin or after childbirth, consider using a peri bottle (squirt bottle) or sitz bath (a warm, shallow bath in a basin placed on the toilet or in a bathtub).
    — Brandi Jones, MSN-Ed, Health, 6 Mar. 2025
  • On the latest episode of Jesse Tyler Ferguson's Dinner's On Me podcast, the On Call actress, 39, recalled the interesting story of her childbirth.
    — Kayla Grant, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
Definition of childbirth
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  • In partnership with the WTA Foundation’s Global Women’s Health Fund, the money will support UNICEF, largely by providing prenatal vitamins to pregnant women in underserved regions.
    — Andrew Watman, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
  • But critics said the bill would hurt U.S. citizens and children, including the babies of unauthorized immigrants who can’t get prenatal care.
    — Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 11 Mar. 2025
Definition of prenatal
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  • Another passenger warns her, conveniently, that pregnant women are returned to their countries of origin and so Alex sobs through each doctor’s inspection, worried that all this pain — this loss of dignity — is for nothing.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2025
  • In his lap is Benjamin, the young son of his brother Tommy (Gabriel Luna), whose wife Maria (Rutina Wesley) was pregnant in Season 1.
    — Selome Hailu, Variety, 8 Mar. 2025
Definition of pregnant
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