birth
/bˈɝθ/
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Definitions
Noun
the time when something begins (especially life); "they divorced after the birth of the child"; "his election signaled the birth of a new age"
Noun
the event of being born; "they celebrated the birth of their first child"
Noun
the process of giving birth
Noun
the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents
Noun
a baby born; an offspring; "the overall rate of incidence of Down''s syndrome is one in every 800 births"
Verb
cause to be born; "My wife had twins yesterday!"
Synonyms
More General Terms
alteration
beginning
biological process
bring forth
change
commencement
family relationship
first
get-go
individual
kickoff
kinship
modification
mortal
offset
organic process
outset
person
produce
relationship
showtime
somebody
someone
soul
start
starting time
More Specific Terms
accouchement
bear
brooding
calve
calving
carry
childbearing
childbed
childbirth
confinement
cradle
cub
delivery
drop
egg laying
expect
farrow
farrowing
fawn
foal
gestate
hatch
hatching
have a bun in the oven
have young
incubation
kitten
labor
labour
lamb
laying
litter
live birth
lying-in
parturiency
pig
posthumous birth
pup
rebirth
reincarnation
renascence
travail
twin
vaginal birth
whelp