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10 Language-to-English DictionariesLabour-Ward
/ˈleɪ.bər.wɔːrd/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A hospital department where women give birth and receive care during labor.
"The expectant mother was taken to the labour-ward as her contractions intensified." - 2
A specific area within a maternity unit focused on the delivery process.
"The labour-ward was equipped with modern facilities to ensure a safe delivery."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'labour-ward' combines 'labour', derived from Old French 'labor' meaning 'work', and 'ward', from Old English 'weard', meaning 'guard' or 'enclosure'. Historically, it refers to a designated area in a hospital for women in labor, evolving in usage since the 19th century.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Labour-Ward" is said worldwide
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salle de travail
Transliteration: sal de travail
"La mère attendait dans la salle de travail."
Entbindungsstation
Transliteration: Entbindungsstation
"Die schwangere Frau wurde zur Entbindungsstation gebracht."
sala parto
Transliteration: sala parto
"La madre è stata portata nella sala parto."
sala de partos
Transliteration: sala de partos
"La madre fue llevada a la sala de partos."
sala de parto
Transliteration: sala de parto
"A mãe foi levada para a sala de parto."
प्रसव कक्ष
Transliteration: prasav kaksh
"माँ प्रसव कक्ष में गई।"
分娩室
Transliteration: fēnmiǎn shì
"母亲被送到分娩室。"
분만실
Transliteration: bunman sil
"어머니는 분만실로 옮겨졌습니다."
分娩室
Transliteration: bunmenshitsu
"母親は分娩室に運ばれました。"
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