childbed

/'tʃaildbə:θ/
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Definition
  1. Noun:
    • The concluding state of pregnancy; the period from the onset of labor contractions to the birth of a child: "childbed" refers to the condition or process of giving birth.
    • The state of being in labor for childbirth: It can also denote the period of labor itself.
Usage
  • "Childbed" is a somewhat formal or dated term. In modern medical contexts, terms like "labor," "childbirth," or "delivery" are more commonly used.
  • It is typically used in the phrase "in childbed" to describe a woman who is in the process of giving birth.
Examples
Advanced Usage
  • "to die in childbed": an archaic phrase meaning to die during or as a result of childbirth.
    • Historical records show that many women died in childbed before modern medicine.
Variants and Related Words
  • Childbirth (n): the act or process of giving birth to a child. (More common modern synonym)
  • Labor (n): the process of childbirth, especially the period of contractions before delivery. (Common medical term)
  • Confinement (n): an old-fashioned term for the late stage of pregnancy and childbirth.
  • Parturition (n): the action of giving birth; the technical term for childbirth.
Synonyms
  • Labor
  • Childbirth
  • Delivery
  • Parturition (technical)
  • Confinement (dated)
Antonyms
  • Non-pregnancy
  • Barrenness (inability to bear children)
Related Idioms and Phrases
  • "Childbed fever": an old term for puerperal fever, a serious infection following childbirth.
    • The doctor worked to prevent childbed fever by insisting on strict hygiene.
Noun
  1. concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child
    • she was in labor for six hours

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