parturition
French, noun/paʁ.ty.ʁi.sjɔ̃/
parturition is a French feminine noun meaning “parturition” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action de mettre bas, chez les mammifères”.
What does parturition mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineparturition
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action de mettre bas, chez les mammifères.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of parturition
- parturitions plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce parturition?
- /paʁ.ty.ʁi.sjɔ̃/
- \paʁ.ty.ʁi.sjɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to parturition
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is parturition in French?
parturition appears about once in every 26 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).