delivery 7
noundomain: activity
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
the act of delivering a child
Synonyms
- obstetrical delivery 1
the act of delivering a child
Hypernym
act 2
noun
something that people do or cause to happen
Part_meronym
childbirth 1
noun
the parturition process in human beings; having a baby; the process of giving birth to a child
EnglishDerivationally related form
deliver 12
verb
cause to be born
Hyponym
delivery of an infant whose feet or buttocks appear first
the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way)
delivery in which forceps are inserted through the vagina and used to grasp the head of the fetus and pull it through the birth canal; since the forceps can injure the fetus this procedure has generally given way to cesarean deliveries
midwifery 2
noun
assisting women at childbirth
Part_holonym
childbirth 1
noun
the parturition process in human beings; having a baby; the process of giving birth to a child
