单词 | birth |
释义 | birth /berrth/, n. 1. an act or instance of being born: the day of his birth. 2. the act or process of bearing or bringing forth offspring; childbirth; parturition: a difficult birth. 3. lineage; extraction; descent: of Grecian birth. 4. high or noble lineage: to be foolishly vain about one's birth. 5. natural heritage: a musician by birth. 6. any coming into existence; origin; beginning: the birth of Protestantism; the birth of an idea. 7. Archaic. something that is born. 8. give birth to, a. to bear (a child). b. to initiate; originate: Her hobby gave birth to a successful business. v.t. Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. 9. to give birth to. 10. to assist in giving birth; act as midwife for. [1150-1200; ME byrthe < Scand; cf. OSw byrth; c. OE gebyrd, OHG giburt, Goth gabaurths] Syn. 3. parentage, ancestry, line, blood, family, race. 6. start, commencement, inception, genesis; launching, inauguration. |
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