Usage Note
Enfanter is literary or elevated in register; everyday spoken French uses accoucher for giving birth. Figuratively, enfanter can mean to produce or generate something (an idea, a work of art). The noun enfantement means 'childbirth' in the same elevated register.
Examples
"Elle a enfanté dans la douleur."
Natural Translation
She gave birth in pain.
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