noun
delivery
The birth of a baby.
The midwife helps the mother through a difficult delivery.
Etymology
Old French delivrer meant to set free. Delivery in childbirth preserves the release image, naming the event in which the baby is born and the pregnancy ends.
More examples
- Her delivery goes smoothly, and the baby is healthy.
- The hospital has private rooms for labor and delivery.
- The doctor handles several deliveries each week.
Forms
delivery · deliveries
deliver verb — To give birth or assist in childbirth.
Similar words
- childbirth
- Childbirth emphasizes the whole process of labor and birth.
- birth
- Birth focuses on the baby's arrival rather than the mother's experience.