[nuh-tiv-i-tee, ney-] 
| 1. | birth. |
| 2. | birth with reference to place or attendant circumstances: of Irish nativity. |
| 3. | (initial capital letter ) the birth of Christ. |
| 4. | (initial capital letter) the church festival commemorating the birth of Christ; Christmas. |
| 5. | (initial capital letter) a representation of the birth of Christ, as in art. |
| 6. | Astrology. a horoscope of a person's birth. |
| na·tiv·i·ty (nə-tĭv'ĭ-tē, nā-) n. pl. na·tiv·i·ties
[Middle English nativite, from Old French, from Latin nātīvitās, from nātīvus, born; see native.] |