homebirth

English

Etymology

home +‎ birth

Noun

homebirth (countable and uncountable, plural homebirths)

Childbirth taking place at home, rather than in a hospital.

Synonyms

home delivery

Translations

childbirth taking place at home, rather than in a hospital

French: accouchement à domicile m, accouchement assisté à domicile f
Galician: parto na casa m
German: Hausgeburt (de) f
Portuguese: parto domiciliar m, parto em casa m
Spanish: parto en casa m

Verb

homebirth (third-person singular simple present homebirths, present participle homebirthing, simple past and past participle homebirthed)

To give birth at home.

Translations

to give birth at home

Galician: parir na casa
Spanish: parir en casa

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