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Detailed Synonyms for birth in English

birth:

birth [the ~] noun

  1. the birth
    the childbirth; the birth; the delivery; the confinement
  2. the birth
    the origin; the ancestry; the descent; the provenance; the source; the parentage; the birth
  3. the birth
    – the event of being born 1
    the birth; the nascency; the nativity; the nascence
    – the event of being born 1
  4. the birth
    – a baby born; an offspring 1
    the birth
    – a baby born; an offspring 1
    • birth [the ~] noun
      • the overall rate of incidence of Down's syndrome is one in every 800 births1
  5. the birth
    – the process of giving birth 1
    the birth; the giving birth; the parturition; the birthing
    – the process of giving birth 1
  6. the birth
    – the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents 1
    the birth; the parentage
    – the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents 1
  7. the birth
    – the time when something begins (especially life) 1
    the birth
    – the time when something begins (especially life) 1
    • birth [the ~] noun
      • they divorced after the birth of the child1
      • his election signaled the birth of a new age1

birth verb

  1. birth
    – cause to be born 1
    to bear; to have; to deliver; birth; to give birth
    – cause to be born 1
    • bear verb (bears, bearing)
    • have verb (has, had, having)
      • My wife had twins yesterday!1
    • deliver verb (delivers, delivered, delivering)
    • birth verb
    • give birth verb (gives birth, gave birth, giving birth)

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Related Definitions for "birth":

  1. the event of being born1
    • they celebrated the birth of their first child1
  2. a baby born; an offspring1
    • the overall rate of incidence of Down's syndrome is one in every 800 births1
  3. the process of giving birth1
  4. the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents1
  5. the time when something begins (especially life)1
    • they divorced after the birth of the child1
    • his election signaled the birth of a new age1
  6. cause to be born1

Related Synonyms for birth