transitive. Of a woman, other female mammal, or other viviparous animal: to give birth to (offspring); to have (a child or children). Cf. sense…

transitive. To bring forth (a whelp or whelps).

transitive. Of a female animal (esp. a hare or rabbit): to bring forth or give birth to (young). Also figurative.

transitive. To bring (a person, being, etc.) into existence; to breed; to create.

transitive. Of a ewe: To bring forth (a lamb); also said of goats and occasionally other beasts.

transitive. To bring forth (a calf, or young).

To bring into being or existence. transitive. Of a person, animal, plant, etc.: to give birth to or bear (offspring); to yield (seed, fruit…

To give birth to (young): said of animals.

To give birth to, bear (young); to lay (eggs), deposit (spawn). Obsolete or dialect.

transitive. To bring forth (young) again; (also) to create or bring to life (a creature).

transitive. To give birth to (offspring). Obsolete. rare.

To produce as offspring; also, to breed, rear (young animals). Obsolete.

To let fall in birth; to give birth to (young); to lay (an egg). The usual word in reference to sheep. Also absol.

dialect. To bring forth (young) naturally. rare. (In quot. 1738 absol.)

transitive and absol. To kitten, kittle.

Of a cat: To bring forth kittens; also of some other animals: To bring forth young, to litter. (intransitive and transitive).

transitive. Of an animal: to give birth to (offspring), esp. of a specified kind. Also in extended use. Cf. to throw back 4a at phrasal verbs.

transitive and intransitive. To bring forth cubs.