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Parturition vs Confinement - What's the difference?

parturition | confinement |

As nouns the difference between parturition and confinement

is that parturition is the act of giving birth; childbirth while confinement is the act of confining or the state of being confined.

parturition

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of giving birth; childbirth.
  • * ...cancrenous females emaciated by parturition . -- .

    • Derived terms

    * nonparturition * parturitional

    Related terms

    * parturient

    confinement

    English

    Noun

  • the act of confining or the state of being confined
  • lying-in, time of giving birth
  • *1913 , DH Lawrence,
  • *:At the wakes time Morel was working badly, and Mrs. Morel was trying to save against her confinement .