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Birth

/bɜːθ/

The process of childbearing; the beginning of life.

📖 Definitions of "Birth"

noun
  1. 1

    The process of childbearing; the beginning of life.

  2. 2

    An instance of childbirth.

    "Intersex babies account for roughly one per cent of all births."

  3. 3

    A beginning or start; a point of origin.

    "the birth of an empire"

  4. 4

    The circumstances of one's background, ancestry, or upbringing.

    "He was of noble birth, but fortune had not favored him."

verb
  1. 1

    To bear or give birth to (a child).

  2. 2

    To produce, give rise to.

adjective
  1. 1

    A familial relationship established by childbirth.

    "Her birth father left when she was a baby; she was raised by her mother and stepfather."

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