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birth
n. act of being born; act of giving birth; descent, lineage
 
v. give birth, bear


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Birth
Birth is the process in animals by which an offspring is physiologically expelled from the body of its mother. Different forms of birth are oviparyvivipary or ovovivipary.Two words used to describe human offspring while in utero are embryo and fetus. Their meanings refer to earlier and later stages of development.
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Birth
Birth a coming into being; act or process of being born. complete birth entire separation of the infant from the maternal body. [more]Birth - Community and Resources

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birth
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"
(antonym) death, dying, demise
(hypernym) beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset
(hyponym) cradle
(part-holonym) life, lifetime, lifespan
(derivation) give birth, deliver, bear, have
2. the event of being born; "they celebrated the birth of their first child"
(synonym) nativity, nascency, nascence
(antonym) death, decease
(hypernym) change, alteration, modification
(hyponym) delivery
(derivation) give birth, deliver, bear, have
3. the process of giving birth
(synonym) parturition, giving birth, birthing
(hypernym) organic process, biological process
(hyponym) brooding, incubation
(part-holonym) reproduction
(derivation) give birth, deliver, bear, have
4. the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents
(synonym) parentage
(hypernym) kinship, family relationship, relationship
Verb
1. give birth (to a newborn); "My wife had twins yesterday!"
(synonym) give birth, deliver, bear, have
(hypernym) produce, bring forth
(hyponym) twin
(entail) conceive
(verb-group) have a bun in the oven, bear, carry, gestate, expect


Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)Download this dictionary
Birth
(n.)
The condition to which a person is born; natural state or position; inherited disposition or tendency.
  
 
(n.)
The act or fact of coming into life, or of being born; -- generally applied to human beings; as, the birth of a son.
  
 
(n.)
The act of bringing forth; as, she had two children at a birth.
  
 
(n.)
That which is born; that which is produced, whether animal or vegetable.
  
 
(n.)
See Berth.
  
 
(n.)
Origin; beginning; as, the birth of an empire.
  
 
(n.)
Lineage; extraction; descent; sometimes, high birth; noble extraction.
  

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