1. (noun) parturiency, labor, labour, confinement, lying-in, travail, childbed
concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child
Synonyms: trade union movement, elbow grease, task, proletariat, travail, childbed, labour, effort, project, labor movement, sweat, working class, toil, parturiency, labor, restriction, lying-in, confinement, exertion, undertaking
2. (noun) confinement
the act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them
Synonyms: labor, parturiency, lying-in, restriction, travail, labour, childbed
3. (noun) confinement
the state of being confined
Synonyms: labor, parturiency, lying-in, restriction, travail, labour, childbed
4. (noun) restriction, confinement
the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary)
Synonyms: labour, confinement, parturiency, limitation, childbed, restriction, travail, lying-in, labor
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