nnoun.timethe time when something begins (especially life)Examples:- they divorced after the birth of the child
- his election signaled the birth of a new age
Antonyms:death
Derivationally Related Form:birthbe born
Part Holonyms:life life-time lifespan lifetime
Hypernyms:beginning commencement first get-go kickoff offset outset showtime start starting time
Inherited Hypernyms:birthbeginningpointmeasureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:cradle
nnoun.eventthe event of being bornSynset:nascence nascency nativity
Examples:- they celebrated the birth of their first child
Antonyms:death
Derivationally Related Form:birthnascentbe born
Hypernyms:alteration change modification
Inherited Hypernyms:birthchangehappeningeventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:deliverylive birthposthumous birthrebirthreincarnationrenascence
Full Hyponyms:blessed eventcycle of rebirthdeliverylive birthmoksaposthumous birthreincarnationtransmigration
nnoun.processthe process of giving birthSynset:birthing giving birth parturition
Derivationally Related Form:birthbe born
Part Holonyms:reproduction
Hypernyms:biological process organic process
Inherited Hypernyms:parturitionorganic processprocessphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:accouchementbroodingcalvingchildbearingchildbedchildbirthconfinementegg layingfarrowfarrowinghatchhatchingincubationlaborlabourlayinglying-inparturiencytravailvaginal birth
Full Hyponyms:active birthalternative birthbradley method of childbirthbroodingcalvingchildbirthfarrowhatchlamaze method of childbirthlayingleboyer method of childbirthnatural childbirthparturiencypremature laborread method of childbirth
nnoun.relationthe kinship relation of an offspring to the parentsSynset:parentage
Derivationally Related Form:parent
Hypernyms:family relationship kinship relationship
Inherited Hypernyms:parentagekinshiprelationabstractionentity
nnoun.persona baby born; an offspringExamples:- the overall rate of incidence of Down's syndrome is one in every 800 births
Hypernyms:individual mortal person somebody someone soul
Inherited Hypernyms:birthpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:birthpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
vverb.bodycause to be bornSynset:bear deliver give birth have
Examples:- My wife had twins yesterday!
Derivationally Related Form:deliverybirth
Hypernyms:bring forth produce
Inherited Hypernyms:give birthproducemake
Direct Hyponyms:bearcalvecarrycubdropexpectfarrowfawnfoalgestatehave a bun in the ovenhave youngkittenlamblitterpigpuptwinwhelp
Entailment:conceive
Full Troponyms:calvecubdropfarrowfawnfoalhave a bun in the ovenkittenlamblittertwinwhelp
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Somebody ---s (apply to: give birth)