"birthing" meaning in English

See birthing in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈbɝθ.ɪŋ/ [General-American, noun], /ˈbɝð.ɪŋ/ [General-American, verb], /ˈbɜːθ.ɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation, noun], /ˈbɜːð.ɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation, verb] Forms: birthings [plural]
Etymology: From birth + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|birth|ing}} birth + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun}} birthing (plural birthings)
  1. (often attributive) The act of giving birth. Tags: attributive, often
    Sense id: en-birthing-en-noun-KwJU6vnk
  2. (nautical) Alternative spelling of berthing Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: berthing Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-birthing-en-noun-7TgjcEbg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 62 12 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 33 51 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 54 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 63 11 Topics: nautical, transport
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: birthing ball, birthing chair, birthing father, birthing person, birthing pool, birthing room, cobirthing, hypnobirthing, unbirthing, water birthing

Verb

IPA: /ˈbɝθ.ɪŋ/ [General-American, noun], /ˈbɝð.ɪŋ/ [General-American, verb], /ˈbɜːθ.ɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation, noun], /ˈbɜːð.ɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation, verb]
Etymology: From birth + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|birth|ing}} birth + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} birthing
  1. present participle and gerund of birth Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: birth
    Sense id: en-birthing-en-verb-VjjNZQty

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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