birthquake
English
Etymology
Blend of birth + earthquake
Noun
birthquake (plural birthquakes)
- (informal) An event involving a large number of births or creations.
- 1976, Ray K. Tyers, Singapore, Then & Now (volume 2, page 449)
- It has 149 midwives, 129 beds for gynaecological cases, 314 maternity beds and a "birthquake" of 39,856 babies (more than 109 per day).
- 2013, Suzanne K. Steinmetz, Family and Support Systems across the Life Span (page 11)
- The presentation of this notion stimulated a birthquake of theoretical development and research in the field of urban sociology.
- 1976, Ray K. Tyers, Singapore, Then & Now (volume 2, page 449)