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