labour in English: Hard work done with the body; also the work of giving birth to a baby. (noun)

Translation

Hard work done with the body; also the work of giving birth to a baby.

Word origin

From Latin labor meaning toil, brought into English through Old French labour. American English spells it labor.

Gender

Plurallabours

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Labour is heavy work done with your hands and body.

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Here "labour" means the workers themselves.

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"In labour" means in the process of giving birth.

work

To do a job or use effort to make or finish something.

job

The work a person does regularly to earn money, or a task that must be done.

effort

The hard work or energy you use when you try to do something.

worker

A person who works, especially someone who does a job for money.

hard

Not easy to do, or firm and solid to touch.

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