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noun
1.
an act or instance of being born: the day of his birth.
2.
the act or process of bearing or bringing forth offspring; childbirth; parturition: a difficult birth.
3.
lineage; extraction; descent: of Grecian birth.
4.
high or noble lineage: to be foolishly vain about one's birth.
5.
EXPANDnatural heritage: a musician by birth.
6.
any coming into existence; origin; beginning: the birth of Protestantism; the birth of an idea.
7.
COLLAPSEArchaic. something that is born.
verb (used with object) Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S.
8.
to give birth to.
9.
to assist in giving birth; act as midwife for.
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Give birth to
is always a great word to know.
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| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
10.
give birth to,
a.
to bear (a child).
b.
to initiate; originate: Her hobby gave birth to a successful business.
Origin:
1150–1200; Middle English byrthe < Scandinavian; compare Old Swedish byrth; cognate with Old English gebyrd, Old High German giburt, Gothic gabaurths
1150–1200; Middle English byrthe < Scandinavian; compare Old Swedish byrth; cognate with Old English gebyrd, Old High German giburt, Gothic gabaurths
Related forms
mul·ti·birth, noun
Synonyms
3. parentage, ancestry, line, blood, family, race. 6. start, commencement, inception, genesis; launching, inauguration.
3. parentage, ancestry, line, blood, family, race. 6. start, commencement, inception, genesis; launching, inauguration.
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Word Origin & History
birth
early 13c., from O.N. *byrðr (replacing cognate O.E. gebyrd "birth, descent, race; offspring; nature; fate"), from P.Gmc. *gaburthis (cf. O.Fris. berd, O.S. giburd, Du. geboorte, Ger. geburt, Goth. gabaurþs), from PIE *bhrto pp. of base *bher- (1) "to bear" (cf. Skt. bhrtih "a bringing, maintenance,"
EXPANDL. fors, gen. fortis "chance;" see bear (v.)). Suffix -th is for "process" (as in bath, death). Meaning "parentage, lineage, extraction" (revived from O.E.) is from mid-13c. Birth control is from 1914; birth rate from 1859.
COLLAPSE
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Medical Dictionary
birth (bûrth)
n.
The emergence and separation of offspring from the body of the mother.
The act or process of bearing young; parturition.
The circumstances or conditions relating to this event, as its time or location.
The set of characteristics or circumstances received from one's ancestors; inheritance.
Origin; extraction.
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Science Dictionary
birth  (bûrth) Pronunciation Key
Noun The emergence and separation of offspring from the body of its mother, seen in all mammals except monotremes. Adjective Present at birth, as a defect in a bodily structure. |
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Idioms & Phrases
give birth to
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Bear a child, as in She gave birth to her first child exactly at midnight. [Early 1800s]
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Also, give rise to. Be the cause or origin of. For example, His hobby gave birth to a very successful business, or The economic situation gave rise to widespread dissatisfaction. The first term dates from the early 1700s, the second from the late 1700s.
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