Meaning & Definition of Birth in English
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Birth
/bərθ/
noun
1. The time when something begins (especially life)
- "They divorced after the birth of the child"
- "His election signaled the birth of a new age"
synonym:
- birth
2. The event of being born
- "They celebrated the birth of their first child"
synonym:
- birth,
- nativity,
- nascency,
- nascence
3. The process of giving birth
synonym:
- parturition,
- birth,
- giving birth,
- birthing
4. The kinship relation of an offspring to the parents
synonym:
- parentage,
- birth
5. A baby born
- An offspring
- "The overall rate of incidence of down's syndrome is one in every 800 births"
synonym:
- birth
verb
1. Cause to be born
- "My wife had twins yesterday!"
synonym:
- give birth,
- deliver,
- bear,
- birth,
- have
Examples of using
Tom believes in life after birth.
Mary suffered from severe postnatal depression after the birth of her first child.
Because of the shock, she gave birth too soon.