English–Spanish
“give birth” in Spanish
Spanish
Pronunciation
IPA/paˈɾiɾ/
Example
Mi hermana va a parir mañana.
My sister is going to give birth tomorrow.
How to say “give birth” in Spanish
“Give birth” in Spanish is parir.
The biological act of a female delivering offspring.
Example sentences with parir
Decidieron parir en casa con una comadrona.
They decided to have a home birth with a midwife.
Tips for using parir
- Parir has a neutral to clinical register and is frequent in farming or veterinary talk, while dar a luz or tener un hijo are more common in conversational references to human birth.