nativity
noun /nəˈtɪvəti/
/nəˈtɪvəti/
- the Nativity[singular] the birth of Jesus Christ, celebrated by Christians at Christmas
- a picture or a model of the baby Jesus Christ and the place where he was born
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French nativite, from late Latin nativitas, from Latin nativus ‘arisen by birth’, from nat- ‘born’, from the verb nasci.