labour

Meanings

• Noun

  1. Physical or mental effort or work; toil.

  - "He spent hours in labour on his novel."
  - "The workers went on strike due to long hours of labour."
  - "The patient's labour during childbirth was difficult."

• Noun

  2. The process of giving birth.

  - "She went into labour at the hospital."
  - "The midwife helped the mother during labour."

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Pronunciation

1. /ˈleɪ.bə/
   
   
   
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2. /ˈleɪ.bɚ/
   
   
   
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Synonyms

swink , toil , work

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with labour
harbour , labourer , quarrel , rabble , mauveaure

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Homophones

Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

1. Labour (English) : A political party in the UK.
   

2. Labour (English) : A person who works, especially as a hired hand.
   

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Variants

List of all variants of labour that leads to same result
labor , labour , laboured , labouring , labours , Labour , labors , sweated labour , slave labor , slave laborer , slave laborers , slave labour , slave labourer , slave labourers

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Forms

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labours, laboured, labouring

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

Old French 'labour' meaning 'toil' or 'work'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'labour' comes from the Old French word 'labourer', which means 'to toil' or 'work'.

2. The average length of human labour during childbirth is around 12 hours.

3. In the United States, Labour Day is celebrated on the first Monday of September and honours the social and economic achievements of the labour movement.

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Related Concepts

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1. Work: The physical or mental effort put into creating or doing something.

2. Employment: A job or position of regular occupation.

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Culture

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Labour has been a significant theme in literature and art, representing the human condition, struggle, and the importance of work. In childbirth, labour symbolizes the pain and triumph of bringing new life into the world.

How to Memorize "labour"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a person working hard in a field or factory, or a woman giving birth.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the idea of effort or work.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the 'L' sound in labour stands for 'Lots of effort required'.

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