DELIVERY - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Simple definitions and word synonyms for kids.

Part of speech: Noun

the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)

Example: his reluctant delivery of bad news

Categories: Transportation, Transport, Transfer, Transferral, Conveyance

Part of speech: Noun

the event of giving birth

Example: she had a difficult delivery

Categories: Birth, Nativity, Nascency, Nascence

Part of speech: Noun

the voluntary transfer of something (title or possession) from one party to another

Categories: Conveyance, Conveyance of title, Conveyancing, Conveying

Part of speech: Noun

the act of delivering a child

Categories: Act, Deed, Human action, Human activity

Rescue, Livery, Deliverance, Obstetrical delivery, Legal transfer

The word "delivery" comes from Old French delivrer.

English has both Germanic and French words for the same things—'begin' vs 'commence', 'help' vs 'assist'.