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- DictionaryBirth/bərTH/
noun
- 1. the emergence of a baby or other young from the body of its mother; the start of life as a physically separate being: "he was blind from birth"
verb
- 1. give birth to (a baby or other young): informal North American "she had carried him and birthed him"
the act or process of bearing or bringing forth offspring; childbirth; parturition: a difficult birth. lineage; extraction; descent: of Grecian birth. Synonyms: family, blood, line, ancestry, parentage. high or noble lineage: to be foolishly vain about one's birth.
birth. noun. /bɜːθ/. /bɜːrθ/. Idioms. [uncountable, countable] the time when a baby is born; the process of being born. at birth The baby weighed three kilos at birth. Global life expectancy at birth is about 72 years. John was present at the birth of both his children.
noun. the time when something begins (especially life) “they divorced after the birth of the child”. “his election signaled the birth of a new age”. see more. noun. the event of being born. “they celebrated the birth of their first child”. synonyms: nascence, nascency, nativity.
4 days ago · birth. (bɜːʳθ ) Word forms: plural births. 1. variable noun. When a baby is born, you refer to this event as his or her birth . It was the birth of his grandchildren which gave him greatest pleasure. [ + of] She concealed her pregnancy right up to the moment of birth. She weighed 5lb 7oz at birth. ...premature births.
noun. /bərθ/ [uncountable, countable] the time when a baby is born; the process of being born The baby weighed 8 pounds at birth. John was present at the birth of both his children. It was a difficult birth. a hospital/home birth Mark has been blind from birth. Please state your date and place of birth. Topic Collocations. Want to learn more?
noun. uk / bɜːθ / us. give birth. B2. When a woman or an animal gives birth, she produces a baby from her body: She gave birth to twins. She has serious misgivings about giving birth at home. Want to learn more? Improve your vocabulary with English Vocabulary in Use from Cambridge. Learn the words you need to communicate with confidence.
n. 1. a. The emergence and separation of offspring from the body of the mother. b. The act or process of bearing young; parturition: the mare's second birth. c. The circumstances or conditions relating to this event, as its time or location: an incident that took place before my birth; a Bostonian by birth. 2. a.
