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   birth

   /bəːθ/

   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" Similar childbirthdeliverynativitybirthinginformal:the patter of tiny feettechnical:parturitionarchaic:confinementaccouchementchildbedOpposite death
   • ▪ the beginning or coming into existence of something: "the birth of democracy" Similar beginning(s)emergencegenesisdawndawningrisestartarrivaladventoriginsourcefountainheadOpposite enddemise
   • ▪ a person's origin, descent, or ancestry: "the mother is English by birth" Similar ancestrydescentorigin(s)parentagelineagelineline of descentheritagefamilystockbloodbloodlinegenealogybreedingpedigreehouseextractionderivationbackgroundrare:filiationstirps

   verb

   • 1. give birth to (a baby or other young): informal North American "she birthed five children within ten years"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old Norse byrth; related to bear1.

   Scrabble Points: 10

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   • Znaczenie Birth, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     birth definicja: 1. the time when a baby or young animal...

   • Birth: Catalan Translation

     birth translate: naixement. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Birth: Japanese Translation

     BIRTH translate: 誕生, 出生, 出産, 誕生（たんじょう）, 始（はじ）まり, 生（う）まれ....

   • Birth: Arabic Translation

     BIRTH translate: ميلاد. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Birth Spanish Translation

     BIRTH translate: nacimiento, parto, nacido, nacida, cuna,...

   • Birth: Russian Translation

     BIRTH translate: роды, рождение , начало . Learn more in the...

   • Birth: Polish Translation

     birth translate: poród, narodziny, narodziny, narodziny,...

   • Birth: Korean Translation

     birth translate: 출산, 탄생. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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   noun. an act or instance of being born: the day of his birth. 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. natural heritage:

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryBIRTH | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   BIRTH meaning: 1. the time when a baby or young animal comes out of its mother's body: 2. a child that is born…. Learn more.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishbirth noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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