Birth
WordNet
noun
(1) The event of being born
"They celebrated the birth of their first child"
(2) The process of giving birth
(3) The kinship relation of an offspring to the parents
(4) The time when something begins (especially life)
"They divorced after the birth of the child"
"His election signaled the birth of a new age"
verb
(5) Cause_to_be_born
"My wife had twins yesterday!"
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Etymology
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Noun
- The process of childbearing.
- An instance of childbirth.
- A beginning or start; a point of origin.
- The circumstances of one's background, ancestry, or upbringing.
- He was of noble birth, but fortune had not favored him.
Related terms
- accident of birth
- bear
- birth control
- birthdate
- birthday
- birthing
- birth mother
- birth pangs
- birth parent
- birth pill
- birthplace
- birthrate
- birthright
- birthstone
- born
- breech birth
- give birth
- noble birth
- virgin birth
Adjective
- A familial relationship established by childbirth.
- Her birth father left when she was a baby; she was raised by her mother and stepfather.
Verb
- To bear or give birth to (a child).
- To produce, give rise to.
- 2006, R. Bruce Hull, Infinite Nature, University of Chicago Press, ISBN 9780226359441, page 156:
- Biological evolution created a human mind that enabled cultural evolution, which now outpaces and outclasses the force that birthed it.
- 2006, R. Bruce Hull, Infinite Nature, University of Chicago Press, ISBN 9780226359441, page 156:
Usage notes
- The phrase is much more common, especially in literal use.