birth
n.
act of being born; act of giving birth; descent, lineage
v.
give birth, bear
Birth
Birth
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
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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