birthings
Newborns entering world
Birthings is the plural of birthing, the process of giving birth.
The word appears in contexts involving multiple deliveries or repeated instances of childbirth: The midwife had attended dozens of birthings over her career.
It can also refer metaphorically to the creation or emergence of new things: the birthings of new ideas.
Strenuous effort; also childbirth
- deliveryConveyance of goods
- midwifeChildbirth assistance professional
- obstetricianChildbirth physician
- doulaTrained childbirth support person
neonate · newborn · umbilical · maternity · gestation · contractions · crowning · pushing
Point of creation
- inceptionFounding moment
- dawnDay's first glow
- emergenceComing into existence
- originationAct of bringing forth
nascence · advent · debut · launch · creation · innovation · invention · conception
Making current again
- regenerationBiological self-repair process
- resurgenceReturn after dormancy
- revivalReturn after decline
- awakeningReturn to consciousness
renaissance · rejuvenation · blossoming · springtime · reawakening · restoration · revitalization · resurrection
labor
Strenuous effort; also childbirth
- deliveryConveyance of goods
- midwifeChildbirth assistance professional
- obstetricianChildbirth physician
doula · neonate · newborn · umbilical · maternity · gestation · contractions · crowning · pushing · epidural
genesis
Point of creation
origination · nascence · advent · debut · launch · creation · innovation · invention · conception · ideation
renewal
Making current again
- regenerationBiological self-repair process
- resurgenceReturn after dormancy
- revivalReturn after decline
awakening · renaissance · rejuvenation · blossoming · springtime · reawakening · restoration · revitalization · resurrection · phoenix
birthingsdeaths
Permanent cessations of life
passings · demises · deceases · expirations · mortalities
- birthing centerPlace for giving labor
- birthing poolBasin for water delivery
- birthing classesTraining for delivery day
- birthing classChildbirth preparation education
- birthing personOne who delivers offspring
- birthing ballInflatable sphere for labor