birth
Noun:
- The act or process of being born; the emergence of a baby or other young from the body of its mother: This is the primary meaning, referring to the event of coming into life.
- The beginning or origin of something: "Birth" can also refer to the start or creation of an idea, movement, or era.
- Lineage or ancestry: It can denote the family or social group into which a person is born.
Verb:
- To give birth to; to bear (a child): This is a less common but standard verb form meaning to bring forth offspring.
Noun:
- The birth of their daughter was a joyous occasion.
- The country celebrated the birth of its independence.
- She is a musician by birth and by training.
Verb:
- The mare is expected to birth a foal in the spring.
"To give birth to": This is the most common phrasal construction for the act of producing offspring or bringing something into existence.
- She gave birth to a healthy boy.
- The revolution gave birth to a new form of government.
"At birth": referring to the time immediately after being born.
- The baby weighed 3.5 kilograms at birth.
"Birth of an idea": a metaphorical use indicating the origin of a concept.
- The meeting was the birth of our new project.
Birthday (n): The anniversary of the day on which a person was born.
- We celebrate her birthday every year.
Birthplace (n): The place where a person was born or where something originated.
- Stratford-upon-Avon is the birthplace of Shakespeare.
Childbirth (n): The process of giving birth to a child.
- She took a class to prepare for childbirth.
- Nativity: (formal) The occasion of a person's birth.
- Delivery: The process of giving birth.
- Origin: The point or place where something begins.
"Birth certificate": An official document recording a person's birth.
- You need your birth certificate to apply for a passport.
"Birth control": Methods used to prevent pregnancy.
- They discussed birth control options with their doctor.
"Birth mother/father": The biological mother or father of a child.
- He was adopted but later met his birth mother.
"To be of noble/humble birth": To come from a high or low social class by family lineage.
- In the story, the princess was of noble birth.
"A new birth of freedom": A poetic or formal phrase for the beginning of a new era of liberty.
- The president spoke of a new birth of freedom for the nation.
- a baby born; an offspring
- the overall rate of incidence of Down's syndrome is one in every 800 births
- the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents
- the process of giving birth
- the event of being born
- they celebrated the birth of their first child
- the time when something begins (especially life)
- they divorced after the birth of the child
- his election signaled the birth of a new age
- cause to be born
- My wife had twins yesterday!