"freebirth" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: freebirths [plural]
Etymology: Compound of free + birth. Coined by American yogini, herbalist, and shamanic midwife Jeannine Parvati Baker. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|free|birth}} free + birth, {{coinage|en|Jeannine Parvati Baker|nat=American|nobycat=1|occ=yogini, herbalist, and shamanic midwife}} Coined by American yogini, herbalist, and shamanic midwife Jeannine Parvati Baker Head templates: {{en-noun}} freebirth (plural freebirths)
  1. A childbirth delivered without medical assistance or the attendance of a midwife. Translations (childbirth delivered without medical assistance): vild graviditet (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-freebirth-en-noun-lxllIIMD

Verb

Forms: freebirths [present, singular, third-person], freebirthing [participle, present], freebirthed [participle, past], freebirthed [past]
Etymology: Compound of free + birth. Coined by American yogini, herbalist, and shamanic midwife Jeannine Parvati Baker. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|free|birth}} free + birth, {{coinage|en|Jeannine Parvati Baker|nat=American|nobycat=1|occ=yogini, herbalist, and shamanic midwife}} Coined by American yogini, herbalist, and shamanic midwife Jeannine Parvati Baker Head templates: {{en-verb}} freebirth (third-person singular simple present freebirths, present participle freebirthing, simple past and past participle freebirthed)
  1. To give birth to a child without medical assistance or the attendance of a midwife. Related terms: freebirther, freebirthing
    Sense id: en-freebirth-en-verb-5cQ~JVnQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 27 73

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