confinement vs birth

birth vs confinement

confinement and birth both are nouns.

confinement is not a verb while birth is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
confinement	Yes	No	No	No
birth	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, birth is a hypernym of confinement; that is, birth is a word with a broader meaning than confinement:

confinement: concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child
birth: the process of giving birth

Other hypernyms of confinement include birthing, giving birth, parturition.

confinement (noun)	birth (noun)
the act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them	the event of being born
the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary)	a baby born; an offspring
the state of being confined	the process of giving birth
concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child	the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents
	the time when something begins (especially life)

confinement (verb)	birth (verb)
	cause to be born

Difference between confinement and birth

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