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Birth

noun
/bɜːθ/
Word Frequency: 49.9

Definitions

1.nounThe process of childbearing; the beginning of life.
2.nounAn instance of childbirth.
"Intersex babies account for roughly one per cent of all births."
3.nounA beginning or start; a point of origin.
"the birth of an empire"
4.nounThe circumstances of one's background, ancestry, or upbringing.
"He was of noble birth, but fortune had not favored him."
5.nounThat which is born.
6.verbTo bear or give birth to (a child).
7.verbTo produce, give rise to.
8.adjectiveA familial relationship established by childbirth.
"Her birth father left when she was a baby; she was raised by her mother and stepfather."

Synonyms

biologicalbloodconsanguineousgiving birthnascenceparturitiongive birthbearnativityparentagenascencydeliver

Antonyms

death

Rhymes With

mirthberthdearthearthrebirthunearthgirthexpress mirth
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