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τοκετός — meaning in English

toketos

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English meaning

  • birth noun The event of being born; the moment a baby or animal comes into the world.
  • childbirth noun The process of giving birth to a baby.
  • confinement noun The state of being kept within a limited space, often against one's will.
  • labour noun Hard physical or mental effort put into a task; work.
  • parturition noun The act or process of a mother giving birth.

Senses

τοκετός is used for these senses in English:

  • childbirth The fact or action of giving birth to a child, as the culmination of pregnancy.
  • confinement (dated) Lying-in, time of giving birth.
  • parturition The act of giving birth; childbirth.

birth — full definition

  1. noun The event of being born; the moment a baby or animal comes into the world.
  2. noun The start or origin of something.
  3. verb To give birth to, or to bring something into existence.

Related Greek words