birth (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 6 senses of the word *birth*:
NOUN	time	birth	the time when something begins (especially life)
event	birth, nativity, nascency, nascence	the event of being born
process	birth, parturition, giving birth, birthing	the process of giving birth
relation	birth, parentage	the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents
person	birth	a baby born
VERB	body	birth, give birth, deliver, bear, have	cause to be born

birth > pronunciation
Sounds	ber'th
Rhymes	berth ... worth / Worth: 17 rhymes with erth...

English > *birth*: 6 senses > noun 1, time
Meaning	The time when something begins (especially life).
Examples	"they divorced after the birth of the child" "his election signaled the birth of a new age"
Part of	life, lifetime, life-time, lifespan	The period during which something is functional (as between birth and death)
Narrower	cradle	birth of a person
Broader	beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset	The time at which something is supposed to begin
Opposite	death, dying, demise	The time when something ends
Spanish	nacimiento
Catalan	naixement
Verbs	be born	come into existence through birth
Verbs	birth	cause to be born

English > *birth*: 6 senses > noun 2, event
Meaning	The event of being born.
Example	"they celebrated the birth of their first child"
Synonyms	nativity, nascency, nascence
Narrower	delivery	The event of giving birth
	live birth	The birth of a living fetus (regardless of the length of gestation)
	posthumous birth	birth of a child by Caesarean section after the death of the mother
	posthumous birth	birth of a child after the father has died
	reincarnation, rebirth, renascence	A second or new birth
Broader	change, alteration, modification	An event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
Opposite	death, decease, expiry	The event of dying or departure from life
Spanish	nacimiento, navidad
Catalan	naixement
Adjectives	natal	relating to or accompanying birth
Verbs	be born	come into existence through birth
Verbs	birth	cause to be born

English > *birth*: 6 senses > noun 3, process
Meaning	The process of giving birth.
Synonyms	parturition, giving birth, birthing
Part of	reproduction	The process of generating offspring
Narrower	brooding, incubation	Sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body
	calving	giving birth to a calf
	childbirth, childbearing, accouchement, vaginal birth	The parturition process in human beings
	farrow, farrowing	The production of a litter of pigs
	hatch, hatching	The production of young from an egg
	laying, egg laying	The production of eggs (especially in birds)
	parturiency, labor, labour, confinement, lying-in, travail, childbed	concluding state of pregnancy
Broader	organic process, biological process	A process occurring in living organisms
Spanish	nacimiento, parto, parturición
Catalan	naixença, parturició
Verbs	be born	come into existence through birth
Verbs	birth	cause to be born

English > *birth*: 6 senses > noun 4, relation
Meaning	The kinship relation of an offspring to the parents.
Synonym	parentage
Broader	kinship, family relationship, relationship	(anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption
Spanish	ascendencia, linaje, origen, saga
Catalan	ascendència, llinatge, nissaga, origen

English > *birth*: 6 senses > noun 5, person
Meaning	A baby born; an offspring.
Example	"the overall rate of incidence of Down's syndrome is one in every 800 births"
Broader	person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul	A human being

English > *birth*: 6 senses > verb 1, body
Meaning	Cause to be born.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody
Synonyms	give birth, deliver, bear, have
Entails	conceive	Become pregnant
Entailed by	labor, labour	Undergo the efforts / efforts of childbirth
Entailed by	lie in	Be in confinement for childbirth
Narrower	calve, have young	birth
	cub	give birth to cubs
	drop	give birth
	farrow, pig	give birth
	fawn	Have fawns
	foal	give birth to a foal
	have a bun in the oven, bear, carry, gestate, expect	Be pregnant with
	kitten	have kittens
	lamb	give birth to a lamb
	litter	give birth to a litter of animals
	twin	give birth to twins
	whelp, pup	birth
Broader	produce, bring forth	bring forth or yield
Similar to	have a bun in the oven, bear, carry, gestate, expect	Be pregnant with
Spanish	alumbrar, dar a luz, entregar, nacer, parir, tener, traer al mundo
Catalan	donar a llum, entregar, parir
Nouns	birth	the event of being born
	birth	the process of giving birth
	birth	the time when something begins (especially life)

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