Birth

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The emergence and separation of offspring from the body of the mother.
  • n. The act or process of bearing young; parturition: the mare's second birth.
  • n. The circumstances or conditions relating to this event, as its time or location: an incident that took place before my birth; a Bostonian by birth.
  • n. The set of characteristics or circumstances received from one's ancestors; inheritance: strong-willed by birth; acquired their wealth through birth.
  • n. Origin; extraction: of Swedish birth; of humble birth.
  • n. Noble or high status: persons of birth.
  • n. A beginning or commencement. See Synonyms at beginning.
  • v. Chiefly Southern U.S. To deliver (a baby).
  • v. Chiefly Southern U.S. To bear (a child).
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The process of childbearing.
  • n. An instance of childbirth.
  • n. A beginning or start; a point of origin.
  • n. The circumstances of one's background, ancestry, or upbringing.
  • adj. A familial relationship established by childbirth.
  • v. To bear or give birth to (a child).
  • v. To produce, give rise to.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The act or fact of coming into life, or of being born; -- generally applied to human beings.
  • n. Lineage; extraction; descent; sometimes, high birth; noble extraction.
  • n. The condition to which a person is born; natural state or position; inherited disposition or tendency.
  • n. The act of bringing forth.
  • n. That which is born; that which is produced, whether animal or vegetable.
  • n. Origin; beginning.
  • n. See berth.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The fact of being born; nativity.
  • n. By extension, any act or fact of coming into existence; beginning; origination: as, the birth of Protestantism.
  • n. The act of bearing or bringing forth; parturition: as, “at her next birth,”
  • n. The condition into which a person is born; lineage; extraction; descent: as, Grecian birth; noble birth: sometimes, absolutely, descent from noble or honorable parents and ancestors: as, a man of birth.
  • n. That which is born; that which is produced.
  • n. Nature; kind; sex; natural character.
  • n. In astrology, nativity; fortune.
  • n. See berth.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. cause to be born
  • n. the process of giving birth
  • n. the time when something begins (especially life)
  • n. the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents
  • n. a baby born; an offspring
  • n. the event of being born
  • Verb Form
    birthed    birthing    births   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    relationship    family relationship    kinship    person    mortal    individual    someone    soul    somebody   
    Cross Reference
    offspring    product    descent    arising    new birth   
    Variant
    berth   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    family    lineage    parentage    extraction    race    descent    origin    beginning    biological    consanguineous   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Earth    Perth    Wentworth    berth    dearth    earth    firth    furth    girth    mirth   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    marriage    education    age    wealth    origin    virtue    beauty    character    death    existence