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delivery - the act of delivering a child |
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human action,
human activity,
deed,
act a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it; "he signed the deed"; "he kept the title to his car in the glove compartment"
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accouchement,
childbearing,
childbirth,
vaginal birth the parturition process in human beings; having a baby; the process of giving birth to a child
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breech birth,
breech delivery,
breech presentation delivery of an infant whose feet or buttocks appear first
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abdominal delivery,
cesarian,
cesarean section,
cesarean delivery,
cesarean,
caesarian section,
caesarian delivery,
caesarian,
caesarean section,
caesarean delivery,
caesarean,
c-section,
cesarian section the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way)
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forceps delivery delivery in which forceps are inserted through the vagina and used to grasp the head of the fetus and pull it through the birth canal; since the forceps can injure the fetus this procedure has generally given way to cesarean deliveries
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midwifery assisting women at childbirth
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delivery - the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail); "his reluctant delivery of bad news" |
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bringing |
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transferral,
conveyance,
transfer,
transport,
transportation act of transferring property title from one person to another
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airdrop delivery of supplies or equipment or personnel by dropping them by parachute from an aircraft; "until then, front line troops will be supplied by airdrop"
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consignment the delivery of goods for sale or disposal
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handing over,
passage the act of passing from one state or place to the next
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post the delivery and collection of letters and packages; "it came by the first post"; "if you hurry you'll catch the post"
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service of process,
serving,
service the performance of duties by a waiter or servant; "that restaurant has excellent service"
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delivery - the voluntary transfer of something (title or possession) from one party to another |
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livery |
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conveyance of title,
conveyancing,
conveying,
conveyance act of transferring property title from one person to another
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surrender the delivery of a principal into lawful custody
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bailment the delivery of personal property in trust by the bailor to the bailee
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delivery - the event of giving birth; "she had a difficult delivery" |
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nascence,
nascency,
nativity,
birth the event of being born; "they celebrated the birth of their first child"
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