Give Birth (Verb)
Meaning 1
Cause to be born; "My wife had twins yesterday!".
Classification
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
Examples
- After years of trying, they were overjoyed to give birth to a healthy baby boy yesterday morning.
- The pregnant woman went into labor and was about to give birth to her first child in just a few hours.
- Mrs. Johnson was rushed to the hospital as she was about to give birth to her twin babies.
- At the age of 35, Sarah was finally able to give birth to her beautiful baby girl.
- The expectant mother rested quietly as she prepared to give birth to her long-awaited son.
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Meaning 2
Create or produce an idea; "Marx and Engels gave birth to communism".
Classification
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
Examples
- The innovative partnership between Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak gave birth to Apple Computers.
- The tumultuous events of the French Revolution gave birth to a new era of democracy.
- The convergence of punk and new wave music gave birth to a vibrant post-punk scene.
- NASA's Apollo program gave birth to groundbreaking aerospace technologies.
- Albert Einstein's theory of relativity gave birth to a fundamental shift in our understanding of space and time.