delivery room
Americannoun
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an area in a hospital equipped for delivering babies.
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a room or area in which deliveries are made or received, as the section of a public library where books are taken out or returned.
Etymology
Origin of delivery room
First recorded in 1945–50
Example Sentences
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Francis was in the delivery room shooting video, which was very unusual at the time.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 11, 2025
The laboratory has areas kitted out as "real life" working wards, including a delivery room, a neonatal unit and a theatre.
From BBC • Sep. 8, 2025
"Instead of holding my wife’s hand in the delivery room, I was crouched on a detention center floor, whispering through a crackling phone line as she labored alone," Khalil wrote.
From Salon • Jun. 6, 2025
It’s not like there was something about this particular patient that set her off, and it’s not like she was dealing with the drama of the delivery room.
From Slate • Jan. 13, 2025
Ashima was fully dilated and being taken to the delivery room, the person on the other end had said.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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