birth
[ burth ]
/ bɜrθ /
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noun
verb (used with object) Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S.
to give birth to.
to assist in giving birth; act as midwife for.
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Idioms about birth
- to bear (a child).
- to initiate; originate: Her hobby gave birth to a successful business.
give birth to,
Origin of birth
1150–1200; Middle English byrthe<Scandinavian; compare Old Swedish byrth; cognate with Old English gebyrd,Old High German giburt,Gothic gabaurths
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mul·ti·birth, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH birth
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British Dictionary definitions for birth
birth
/ (bɜːθ) /
noun
verb (tr) rare
to bear or bring forth (a child)
Word Origin for birth
C12: from Old Norse byrth; related to Gothic gabaurths, Old Swedish byrdh, Old High German berd child; see bear 1, bairn
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Medical definitions for birth
birth
[ bûrth ]
n.
The emergence and separation of offspring from the body of the mother.
The act or process of bearing young; parturition.
The circumstances or conditions relating to this event, as its time or location.
The set of characteristics or circumstances received from one's ancestors; inheritance.
Origin; extraction.
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Scientific definitions for birth
birth
[ bûrth ]
Noun
The emergence and separation of offspring from the body of its mother, seen in all mammals except monotremes.
Adjective
Present at birth, as a defect in a bodily structure.
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Other Idioms and Phrases with birth
birth
see give birth to.
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