τίκτῃ [1 verse](verb 3rd sg pres subj act) "She is in travail" is tikto, which means "to bring into the world", "to beget" (of the father), "to bring forth" (of the mother), and (of animals) "to breed" or "to bear young.". As a metaphor, it was used to mean "to generate", "to produce, and "to engender." -- "She is in travail" is a verb that means "given birth" for women.