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confinement vs parturition

parturition vs confinement

confinement and parturition both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
confinement Yes No No No
parturition Yes No No No
As nouns, parturition is a hypernym of confinement; that is, parturition 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
  • parturition: the process of giving birth
Other hypernyms of confinement include birth, birthing, giving birth.
confinement (noun) parturition (noun)
the act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them the process of giving birth
the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary)
the state of being confined
concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child
Difference between confinement and parturition

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