Definition of birth

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Definition of birth

  • the process of giving birth (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. birthing
    2. giving birth
    3. parturition
  • the event of being born (noun)

    Examples

    1. they celebrated the birth of their first child

    Synonyms

    1. nascence
    2. nascency
    3. nativity
  • the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. parentage
  • cause to be born (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. bear
    2. deliver
    3. give birth
    4. have
  • a baby born; an offspring (noun)

    Examples

    1. the overall rate of incidence of Down's syndrome is one in every 800 births
  • the time when something begins (especially life) (noun)

    Examples

    1. they divorced after the birth of the child
    2. his election signaled the birth of a new age

See definition of birth in Merriam Webster