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单词 nativity
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Nativity

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1 (noun) 
Definition
birth or origin
This is not a nativity for the party.
Synonyms
beginning
His views come from his own humble beginnings.
birth
the birth of popular democracy
nascence
2 (noun) 
Definition
birth or origin
Synonyms
birth
She weighed 5lb 7oz at birth.
delivery
She had an easy delivery.
childbirth
She wanted a natural childbirth.
parturition
nascence
Opposites
dying
,
death
,
demise
,
expiration
(noun) 
a beautiful painting depicting the Nativity
Synonyms
birth of Christ
crèche
manger scene

Additional synonyms

in the sense of childbirth
Definition
the act of giving birth to a child
She wanted a natural childbirth.
Synonyms
child-bearing,
labour,
delivery,
lying-in,
confinement,
travail,
parturition,
accouchement
in the sense of delivery
Definition
the act of giving birth to a baby
She had an easy delivery.
Synonyms
childbirth,
labour,
confinement,
parturition

Nearby words of
nativity

  • nationality
  • nationwide
  • native
  • nativity
  • natter
  • natty
  • natural

Synonyms of 'nativity'

nativity

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Nativity

(nətɪvɪti)
singular noun
The Nativity is the birth of Jesus, which is celebrated by Christians at Christmas.
They admired the tableau of the Nativity.
...the Nativity story.
Synonyms: birth of Christ, crèche, manger scene More Synonyms of nativity

nativity in British English

(nəˈtɪvɪtɪ)
nounWord forms: plural -ties
birth or origin, esp in relation to the circumstances surrounding it
Word origin
C14: via Old French from Late Latin nātīvitas birth: see native

Nativity in British English

(nəˈtɪvɪtɪ)
noun
1. 
the birth of Jesus Christ
2. 
the feast of Christmas as a commemoration of this
3. 
a. 
an artistic representation of the circumstances of the birth of Christ
b. 
(as modifier)
a Nativity play

nativity in American English

(nəˈtɪvəti; neɪˈtɪvəti)
nounWord forms: plural naˈtivities
1. 
birth, esp. with reference to place, time, or accompanying conditions
2.  Astrology
the horoscope for the time of a given person's birth
Idioms:
the Nativity
Word origin
ME natiuite < OFr nativite < LL nativitas < L nativus, UNRESOLVED CROSS REF

Examples of 'nativity' in a sentence
nativity

This is a noble cause but a quid to watch a nativity play still seems a bit on the steep side.
The Sun (2016)
We are watching a Nativity play with a definite difference.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
One of her daughters is in a Nativity play this afternoon.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Board meeting or nativity play?
The Sun (2016)
Dot can't bring herself to attend the Nativity play.
The Sun (2016)
There was a nativity play and a brass band played.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
So what part did you have in the school nativity play?
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Collect a variety of nativity sets and place them around the house.
Christianity Today (2000)
The nativity scene was painted on a billboard.
The Sun (2008)
Many actors made their debuts in nativity plays.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
My last memory of her was seeing her perform in the school nativity.
The Sun (2009)
Two schools go head to head in a battle to put on the best nativity play in this brilliantly fun festive film.
The Sun (2015)
It's the same story with the nativity.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
In the grotto itself he was well entertained, there are nativity scenes and mechanical polar bears.
The Sun (2011)
Trees and lights and little nativity plays, all the stuff that makes your council twitch.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
It crushed the infant - who played an angel in her school nativity play the week before.
The Sun (2008)
A quarter of people said they thought the Nativity story was largely or wholly untrue.
The Sun (2010)
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