birth

[ burth ]

/ bɜrθ /

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noun

an act or instance of being born: the day of his birth.

the act or process of bearing or bringing forth offspring; childbirth; parturition: a difficult birth.

lineage; extraction; descent: of Grecian birth.

high or noble lineage: to be foolishly vain about one's birth.

natural heritage: a musician by birth.

any coming into existence; origin; beginning: the birth of Protestantism; the birth of an idea.

Archaic. something that is born.

verb (used with object) Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S.

to give birth to.

to assist in giving birth; act as midwife for.

Idioms for birth

give birth to,

to bear (a child).
to initiate; originate: Her hobby gave birth to a successful business.

Origin of birth

1150–1200; Middle English byrthe<Scandinavian; compare Old Swedish byrth; cognate with Old English gebyrd,Old High German giburt,Gothic gabaurths

SYNONYMS FOR birth

3 parentage, ancestry, line, blood, family.

6 start, commencement, inception, genesis; launching, inauguration.

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OTHER WORDS FROM birth

mul·ti·birth, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH birth

berth, birth

Words nearby birth

biromantic, birota, birr, birrus, birse, birth, birth canal, birth certificate, birth control, birth-control pill, birth date

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Example sentences from the Web for birth

To be safe, I always parked at the other end of the valley and entered the wetland from there, giving the cabin a wide birth.
How to hunt for star-nosed moles (and their holes)|Kenneth Catania|September 15, 2020|Popular Science
We went through birth pain through Civil Rights in the 60s, and we’re going through it again now.
Debbie Allen’s Grandmother Love Doubled|Joi-Marie McKenzie|September 11, 2020|Essence.com
Though she was “assigned the male sex at birth,” Carlos knew early in her life that she was a girl, and was baffled that others couldn’t see that.
Trans musician celebrated in new biography|Terri Schlichenmeyer|September 11, 2020|Washington Blade
All you need is identification showing your date of birth and that you live in the state.
It’s time to check your voter registration—here’s how|John Kennedy|September 10, 2020|Popular Science

Perhaps our potential to think, learn and reason was not set from birth, he proposed.
A secret of science: Mistakes boost understanding|Rachel Kehoe|September 10, 2020|Science News For Students
Indeed, every teacher is expected to be a Muslim by birth or conversion.
Houellebecq’s Incendiary Novel Imagines France With a Muslim President|Pierre Assouline|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Women are more likely to recover sooner from birth and less likely to experience post-partum depression.
How Good Dads Can Change the World|Gary Barker, PhD, Michael Kaufman|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Advanced maternal age dramatically increases the risk of maternal mortality as well as birth defects like Down Syndrome.
Men Will Someday Have Kids Without Women|Samantha Allen|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Nothing much to use in cleaning up the baby and his mother after the birth, no place to dispose of the placenta.
Jesus Wasn’t Born Rich. Think About It.|Gene Robinson|December 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A Spaniard by birth, Victor Serna left home shy of his 14th birthday and entered the monastery to become a Marist brother.
Obama’s One Hand Clap With Castro|Doug McIntyre|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At last he said: "There has been something worm-eaten in you from your birth."
Ghosts|Henrik Ibsen
His childhood and his youth may be considered from his birth till forty years of age.
The Digger Movement in the Days of the Commonwealth|Lewis H. Berens
But the pride of birth and blood is common to all nations, perhaps less so in England than elsewhere.
The Mother of Parliaments|Harry Graham
Only the strongest have been able to survive the ordeals of birth and childhood.
Life on a Mediaeval Barony|William Stearns Davis
Most of its members were nominated at birth or in childhood and elected as soon as they were twenty-one.
The Grain Of Dust|David Graham Phillips

British Dictionary definitions for birth

birth

/ (bɜːθ) /

noun

the process of bearing young; parturition; childbirthRelated adjective: natal

the act or fact of being born; nativity

the coming into existence of something; origin

ancestry; lineageof high birth

noble ancestrya man of birth

natural or inherited talentan artist by birth

archaic the offspring or young born at a particular time or of a particular mother

give birth

to bear (offspring)
to produce, originate, or create (an idea, plan, etc)

verb (tr) rare

to bear or bring forth (a child)

Word Origin for birth

C12: from Old Norse byrth; related to Gothic gabaurths, Old Swedish byrdh, Old High German berd child; see bear 1, bairn

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with birth

birth

see give birth to.

Medical definitions for birth

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.

Scientific definitions for birth

birth

[ bûrth ]

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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释义	birth [ burth ] / bɜrθ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR birth ON THESAURUS.COM noun an act or instance of being born: the day of his birth. the act or process of bearing or bringing forth offspring; childbirth; parturition: a difficult birth. lineage; extraction; descent: of Grecian birth. high or noble lineage: to be foolishly vain about one's birth. natural heritage: a musician by birth. any coming into existence; origin; beginning: the birth of Protestantism; the birth of an idea. Archaic. something that is born. verb (used with object) Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. to give birth to. to assist in giving birth; act as midwife for. Idioms for birth give birth to, to bear (a child). to initiate; originate: Her hobby gave birth to a successful business. Origin of birth 1150–1200; Middle English byrthe<Scandinavian; compare Old Swedish byrth; cognate with Old English gebyrd,Old High German giburt,Gothic gabaurths SYNONYMS FOR birth 3 parentage, ancestry, line, blood, family. 6 start, commencement, inception, genesis; launching, inauguration. SEE SYNONYMS FOR birth ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM birth mul·ti·birth, noun WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH birth berth, birth Words nearby birth biromantic, birota, birr, birrus, birse, birth, birth canal, birth certificate, birth control, birth-control pill, birth date Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for birth To be safe, I always parked at the other end of the valley and entered the wetland from there, giving the cabin a wide birth. How to hunt for star-nosed moles (and their holes)\|Kenneth Catania\|September 15, 2020\|Popular Science We went through birth pain through Civil Rights in the 60s, and we’re going through it again now. Debbie Allen’s Grandmother Love Doubled\|Joi-Marie McKenzie\|September 11, 2020\|Essence.com Though she was “assigned the male sex at birth,” Carlos knew early in her life that she was a girl, and was baffled that others couldn’t see that. Trans musician celebrated in new biography\|Terri Schlichenmeyer\|September 11, 2020\|Washington Blade All you need is identification showing your date of birth and that you live in the state. It’s time to check your voter registration—here’s how\|John Kennedy\|September 10, 2020\|Popular Science Perhaps our potential to think, learn and reason was not set from birth, he proposed. A secret of science: Mistakes boost understanding\|Rachel Kehoe\|September 10, 2020\|Science News For Students Indeed, every teacher is expected to be a Muslim by birth or conversion. Houellebecq’s Incendiary Novel Imagines France With a Muslim President\|Pierre Assouline\|January 9, 2015\|DAILY BEAST Women are more likely to recover sooner from birth and less likely to experience post-partum depression. How Good Dads Can Change the World\|Gary Barker, PhD, Michael Kaufman\|January 6, 2015\|DAILY BEAST Advanced maternal age dramatically increases the risk of maternal mortality as well as birth defects like Down Syndrome. Men Will Someday Have Kids Without Women\|Samantha Allen\|January 3, 2015\|DAILY BEAST Nothing much to use in cleaning up the baby and his mother after the birth, no place to dispose of the placenta. Jesus Wasn’t Born Rich. Think About It.\|Gene Robinson\|December 25, 2014\|DAILY BEAST A Spaniard by birth, Victor Serna left home shy of his 14th birthday and entered the monastery to become a Marist brother. Obama’s One Hand Clap With Castro\|Doug McIntyre\|December 24, 2014\|DAILY BEAST At last he said: "There has been something worm-eaten in you from your birth." Ghosts\|Henrik Ibsen His childhood and his youth may be considered from his birth till forty years of age. The Digger Movement in the Days of the Commonwealth\|Lewis H. Berens But the pride of birth and blood is common to all nations, perhaps less so in England than elsewhere. The Mother of Parliaments\|Harry Graham Only the strongest have been able to survive the ordeals of birth and childhood. Life on a Mediaeval Barony\|William Stearns Davis Most of its members were nominated at birth or in childhood and elected as soon as they were twenty-one. The Grain Of Dust\|David Graham Phillips British Dictionary definitions for birth birth / (bɜːθ) / noun the process of bearing young; parturition; childbirthRelated adjective: natal the act or fact of being born; nativity the coming into existence of something; origin ancestry; lineageof high birth noble ancestrya man of birth natural or inherited talentan artist by birth archaic the offspring or young born at a particular time or of a particular mother give birth to bear (offspring) to produce, originate, or create (an idea, plan, etc) verb (tr) rare to bear or bring forth (a child) Word Origin for birth C12: from Old Norse byrth; related to Gothic gabaurths, Old Swedish byrdh, Old High German berd child; see bear 1, bairn Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with birth birth see give birth to. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to birth delivery, beginning, childbirth, creation, origin, emergence, dawn, opening, bearing, travail, childbearing, labor, birthing, nascency, producing, parturition, natality, nativity, outset, dawning Medical definitions for birth 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. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for birth birth [ bûrth ] 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. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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birth

noun

verb (used with object) Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S.

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noun

verb (tr) rare

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