birthhouse

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English

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Etymology

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From birth +‎ house. Cognate with West Frisian bertehûs, Dutch geboortehuis, German Geburtshaus.

Noun

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birthhouse (plural birthhouses)

  1. A building used for birthing.
  2. The house of one's birth (house where one was born).

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