birth

A1
Pronunciation
/bɜːθ/
/bɝθ/
Noun
5 definition(s)
1 Definition

The process of childbearing; the beginning of life.

2 Definition

An instance of childbirth.

Example Sentences
  • Intersex babies account for roughly one per cent of all births.
3 Definition

A beginning or start; a point of origin.

Example Sentences
  • the birth of an empire
4 Definition

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

Example Sentences
  • He was of noble birth, but fortune had not favored him.
5 Definition

That which is born.

Verb
2 definition(s)
1 Definition

To bear or give birth to (a child).

2 Definition

To produce, give rise to.

Adjective
1 definition(s)
1 Definition

A familial relationship established by childbirth.

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