de·liv·er
vb, de*liv*ered de*liv*er*ing vt 1 a : to assist (a parturient female) in giving birth <she was ed of a fine boy> b : to aid in the birth of <sometimes it is necessary to a child with forceps> 2 : to give birth to <she ed a pair of healthy twins after a short labor> vi : to give birth to offspring <patients that repeatedly prematurely present special problems> .
Similar sounding terms: de·liv·ery
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