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单词 birth
释义

birth

/bəːθ /
noun [mass noun]
1The emergence of a baby or other young from the body of its mother; the start of life as a physically separate being: he was blind from birth [count noun]: despite a difficult birth he’s fit and healthy...
  • For mothers planning natural births, the next few hours are likely to be suspenseful.
  • In a pride, mothers will synchronise the births of their cubs so they can form a crèche and share the workload.
  • All of her four births were difficult, with pre- and post-birth bed-rest necessary.

Synonyms

childbirth, delivery, nativity, birthing
informal the patter of tiny feet
technical parturition
archaic confinement, accouchement, childbed
1.1The beginning or coming into existence of something: the birth of Socialist Realism...
  • The story of Tilth's remarkable birth also charts the beginnings of the sustainable agriculture movement
  • This was the birth of new and improved ventures.
  • An electional chart is a chart set up for the time of an event; for its beginning or birth.

Synonyms

beginning(s), emergence, genesis, dawn, dawning, rise, start, arrival, advent;
origin, source, fountainhead
1.2A person’s origin, descent, or ancestry: the mother is English by birth he is of noble birth...
  • Mariam is English by birth, of French origin and resides in New Caledonia, and is currently travelling through India… phew!
  • All contestants must be Irish by birth or ancestry.
  • Cortes considers himself Spanish by birth and gypsy by heritage.

Synonyms

ancestry, descent, origin(s), parentage, lineage, line, line of descent, heritage, family, stock, blood, bloodline, genealogy, breeding, pedigree, house, extraction, derivation, background
rare filiation, stirps
verb [with object] informal, chiefly North American
Give birth to (a baby or other young): she birthed five children within ten years...
  • I learned about homebirth; four of our five children were birthed at home.
  • Although I am petite, both babies were birthed without any tears or cutting.
  • Many of our women have birthed babies via artificial insemination.

Synonyms

have, bear, produce, be delivered of, bring into the world;
North American birth
informal drop
dated mother
archaic be brought to bed of, bring forth

Phrases

give birth

Origin

Middle English: from Old Norse byrth; related to bear1.

Rhymes

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