Birth Words: Language For a Better Birth

Romance: How to Say 'Give Birth' in Three Romance Languages


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In this episode, I discuss how to say "give birth" in French, Spanish, and Italian

 

REFERENCES:

 

Google Books NGram Viewer. Retrieved from: https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=dar+a+luz&year_start=1500&year_end=2008&corpus=21&smoothing=3&share=&direct_url=t1%3B%2Cdar%20a%20luz%3B%2Cc0

 

Google Books NGram Viewer. Retrieved from: https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=dare+alla+luce&year_start=1400&year_end=2019&corpus=22&smoothing=3&share=&direct_url=t1%3B%2Cdare%20alla%20luce%3B%2Cc0

 

Lindsay, L. (n.d.) Tag: Italian translation to give birth. Retrieved from https://leslielindsay.com/tag/italian-translation-to-give-birth/

 

Schmermund, E. (April 17, 2017) . French expressions: Pregnancy and childbirth. Retrieved from https://blogs.transparent.com/french/french-expressions-pregnancy-and-childbirth/

 

What is the origin of “dar a luz”, referring to giving birth?  (April 29, 2017). Retrieved from:  https://spanish.stackexchange.com/questions/20723/what-is-the-origin-of-dar-a-luz-referring-to-giving-birth

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Birth Words: Language For a Better BirthBy Sara Pixton

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