# childbirth

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈt͡ʃaɪldˌbɝθ/ · frequency rank #16,664

## Definitions
1. The fact or action of giving birth to a child, as the culmination of pregnancy; the process by which it happens.

## Etymology
From Middle English childbyrth [and other forms], perhaps a partial calque of Old Norse barnburðr (“childbearing, childbirth”, literally “bairn birth”); equivalent to child + birth. Compare Swedish barnsbörd (“childbirth”), Icelandic barnsburður (“childbirth”).

## Common misspellings (17)
`cchildbirth`, `chhildbirth`, `chidlbirth`, `chilbdirth`, `childbbirth`, `childbirht`, `childbirrth`, `childbirthh`, `childbirtth`, `childbitrh`, `childbrith`, `childdbirth`, `childibrth`, `chilldbirth`, `chlidbirth`, `cihldbirth`, `hcildbirth`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/childbirth