Crowning

Definitions

1. A coronation.
2. The act of one who crowns (in various senses).
3. The stage of vaginal childbirth when the infant's head remains consistently visible at the vulva.

Equivalents

Examples

“The crownings of the two successive monarchs were only a year apart.”

“There were outflankings and crownings of hills by numbers of thirteen and seventeen men, that made one hold⟳ one's breath.”

“When your baby’s head remains visible without slipping back in, it is known as crowning.”

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