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单词 birthhood
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birthhoodn.

Brit. /ˈbəːθhʊd/, U.S. /ˈbərθˌ(h)ʊd/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: birth n.1, -hood suffix.
Etymology: < birth n.1 + -hood suffix. Compare earlier birthdom n., birthright n.
1. The rights, privileges, or possessions to which a person is entitled by birth, esp. as an eldest son; = birthright n. 1. Obsolete. rare.
ΘΚΠ
society > law > legal right > right of possession or ownership > right to succeed to title, position, or estate > [noun] > hereditary > right by birth or birthright
i-cundelOE
kindc1300
forbirtha1400
birthright1530
inheritance1535
birthdoma1616
birthhood1651
1651 T. Whitfield Extent of Divine Providence ix. 42 It was necessary that Jacob should get the birth-hood and blessing from his brother Esau.
2. The fact of being born; the state or condition of a person at birth.
ΘΚΠ
the world > life > source or principle of life > birth > [noun]
birdeOE
birtha1200
i-borenessc1225
bearingc1275
nativityc1375
progressionc1385
gettingc1480
natality1483
naissance1490
falling1533–4
nascence1570
natitial1612
progermination1648
happy event1737
engendure1821
arrival1830
birthhood1867
interesting event1899
1867 Nonconformist 30 Oct. 887/2 We all know that negroes are born black, but science has not yet demonstrated whether the ‘True Blue’ tint is visible in the birthhood of Tories.
1968 Psychoanalytic Stud. of Child 23 474 The process of growth and development from birthhood to adulthood.
2004 I. H. Carmen Politics in Lab. iii. 118 The married couple..donated their gametes..[and] watched the entity they created achieve birthhood.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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