Birth (Noun)
Meaning 1
The time when something begins (especially life); "they divorced after the birth of the child"; "his election signaled the birth of a new age".
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Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.
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Meaning 2
The process of giving birth.
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Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- The doctor explained the process of birth to the expectant mother, covering everything from labor to delivery.
- Giving birth was a painful but ultimately rewarding experience for Sarah, who had been preparing for months.
- The birth of her first child was a momentous occasion for Emily, one that she would never forget.
- After a long and difficult labor, the new mother finally gave birth to a healthy baby boy.
- The birth process was much faster than expected, with the baby arriving just 30 minutes after the mother's water broke.
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- Accouchement
- Childbed
- Brooding
- Travail
- Parturiency
- Laying
- Lying-in
- Farrow
- Calving
- Childbirth
- Vaginal Birth
- Labour
- Hatch
- Confinement
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Meaning 3
The event of being born; "they celebrated the birth of their first child".
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Nouns denoting natural events.
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Meaning 4
The kinship relation of an offspring to the parents.
Classification
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas.
Examples
- The child's birth parents were unable to care for her, so she was put up for adoption.
- His birth mother had given him up when he was just an infant.
- The young girl was fascinated by her birth story and asked her adoptive mother to tell it to her again.
- After years of searching, John finally found his birth father and the two were reunited.
- The complicated birth circumstances of the quadruplets were a challenge for the hospital staff.
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Meaning 5
A baby born; an offspring; "the overall rate of incidence of Down's syndrome is one in every 800 births".
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
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- The nurse assisted with the complicated birth and ensured both mother and child were healthy.
- A healthy baby camel will take about two years to mature from birth to be able to fend for itself.
- A few months before the scheduled birth, she discovered a passion for writing children's books while reading stories to her unborn child.
- The hospital issued a private room to handle the mother-to-be's special needs for a comfortable birth.
- After a problem-free birth, the mother and her new born were released from hospital.