give birth to
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Bear a child, as in She gave birth to her first child exactly at midnight . [Early 1800s]
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Also, give rise to . Be the cause or origin of. For example, His hobby gave birth to a very successful business , or The economic situation gave rise to widespread dissatisfaction . The first term dates from the early 1700s, the second from the late 1700s.
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The EU’s nod clears a regulatory hurdle for the deal, which will give birth to a global health conglomerate by combining the makers of Huggies diapers and Johnson’s baby care products.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
“We are waiting to give birth to ourselves,” Gloria Steinem writes in “An Unexpected Life,” a memoir that touches only lightly on events from the personal life of the celebrated feminist.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
Switzerland's Bencic returned to the top 10 in January for the first time since stepping away from the court in September 2023 to give birth to daughter Bella.
From Barron's ● Feb. 3, 2026
She's excited to give birth to her second child and says it will be "interesting to see what the new baby looks like and whether they will look similar or have similar traits."
From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2026
She lay in the camp hospital, trying to give birth to a baby she had thought she’d be having in Reno, Nevada, where she and her husband Shig had relocated in 1943.
From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston
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