birth
10 ENTRIES FOUND:
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births
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births
Britannica Dictionary definition of BIRTH
1
:
the time when a baby comes out from the body of its mother
— often used before another noun
[count]
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He was present at/for the birth of his daughter.
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The hospital reported an increase in premature births.
[noncount]
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Please indicate your date of birth.
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the period from birth to adolescence
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a disease that is present at birth
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She's Canadian by birth. [=she was born in Canada]
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What was the baby's birth weight?
2
[noncount]
:
the beginning or origin of something
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the birth of the solar system
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the birth of the blues
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We are witnessing the birth of a new era.
3
[noncount]
— used to describe the kind of family a person comes from
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a person of noble/low/humble birth [=ancestry]
give birth
1
of a mother
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to produce a baby from the body
— usually + to
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Did she give birth in a hospital or at home?
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He was present when his wife gave birth to his daughter.
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Our cat gave birth to four kittens.
2
:
to cause the beginning of something
— + to
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a revolution that gave birth to a new nation
