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lying-in - 3 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | lying-in |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | birth |
| Synonyms: | accouchement, act of God, bearing, beginning, birthing, blessed event*, childbearing, childbirth, creation, delivery, labor, nascency, parturition, producing, travail, natality, nativity, visit from stork* |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | childbirth |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | giving birth |
| Synonyms: | blessed event*, confinement, delivery, labor, parturition, procreation, producing, propagation, reproduction, travail, accouchement, bearing children, childbed, delivering, lying-in, nativity, parturience, visit from the stork |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | delivery |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | childbirth |
| Synonyms: | bearing, birth, confinement, labor, parturition, travail, Caesarian section, accouchement, birthing, bringing forth, childbearing, geniture, lying-in |
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