Spanish word

parir

Pronunciation

IPA/paˈɾiɾ/

Meaning

  • verbgive birth

Example

Mi hermana va a parir mañana.

My sister is going to give birth tomorrow.

Illustration for parir (give birth)

More examples

Decidieron parir en casa con una comadrona.

They decided to have a home birth with a midwife.

Core concept

The biological act of a female delivering offspring.

Common phrases

  • parir en casa

    have a home birth

Similar words

tener: Have a child in everyday speech; become a parent.
dar a luz: Give birth to a baby during human labor and delivery, neutral to formal in register.
nacer: Be born into the world after pregnancy.

Definition in Spanish

Producir el nacimiento de un hijo o de una cría; verbo que indica el acto biológico de traer al mundo a un ser vivo.

Word origin

Derived from Latin parere 'to give birth, bring forth', the Spanish parir preserves that original meaning.

Usage tips

  • 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.

Opposites

  • abortarabortverb

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