Pronunciation: ˌ th ē - ə - ' t ō -( ˌ )k ō s, ˌ th ā -, -k ə s
Function: noun
Etymology: Late Greek, from Greek the- + tokos childbirth; akin to Greek tiktein to beget ― more at THANE
Date: 1868
: VIRGIN MARY
Pronunciation: ˌ th ē - ə - ' t ō -( ˌ )k ō s, ˌ th ā -, -k ə s
Function: noun
Etymology: Late Greek, from Greek the- + tokos childbirth; akin to Greek tiktein to beget ― more at THANE
Date: 1868
: VIRGIN MARY
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012