Birthquake
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Birthquake is a noun meaning (informal) An event involving a large number of births or creations.
Meaning
(informal) An event involving a large number of births or creations.
Example Sentences
The presentation of this notion stimulated a birthquake of theoretical development and research in the field of urban sociology.
It has 149 midwives, 129 beds for gynaecological cases, 314 maternity beds and a "birthquake" of 39,856 babies (more than 109 per day).
Word Forms
- birthquakes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include outbreak, earthquake, upbreak, breakout, irruption, cataclysm.
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