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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