birth

[birth]

The time when something begins (especially life)

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The act or fact of coming into life, or of being born; -- generally applied to human beings; as, the birth of a son.

Noun
the event of being born; "they celebrated the birth of their first child"

Noun
the process of giving birth

Noun
the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents

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"

Verb
give birth (to a newborn); "My wife had twins yesterday!"

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n.
The act or fact of coming into life, or of being born; -- generally applied to human beings; as, the birth of a son.

n.
Lineage; extraction; descent; sometimes, high birth; noble extraction.

n.
The condition to which a person is born; natural state or position; inherited disposition or tendency.

n.
The act of bringing forth; as, she had two children at a birth.

n.
That which is born; that which is produced, whether animal or vegetable.

n.
Origin; beginning; as, the birth of an empire.

n.
See Berth.


Birth

Birth , n. [OE. burth, birth, AS. beor, gebyrd, fr. beran to bear, bring forth; akin to D. geboorate, OHG. burt, giburt, G. geburt, Icel. burr, Skr. bhrti bearing, supporting; cf. Ir. & Gael. beirthe born, brought forth. 92. See 1st Bear, and cf. Berth.] 1. The act or fact of coming into life, or of being born; -- generally applied to human beings; as, the birth of a son. 2. Lineage; extraction; descent; sometimes, high birth; noble extraction.
Elected without reference to birth, but solely for qualifications.
3. The condition to which a person is born; natural state or position; inherited disposition or tendency.
A foe by birth to Troy's unhappy name.
4. The act of bringing forth; as, she had two children at a birth. "At her next birth." Milton. 5. That which is born; that which is produced, whether animal or vegetable.
Poets are far rarer births that kings.
Others hatch their eggs and tend the birth till it is able to shift for itself.
6. Origin; beginning; as, the birth of an empire. New birth (Theol.), regeneration, or the commencement of a religious life. Syn. -- Parentage; extraction; lineage; race; family.

Birth

Birth, n. See Berth. [Obs.] De Foe.

The act or fact of coming into life, or of being born; -- generally applied to human beings; as, the birth of a son.

See Berth.

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Usage Examples

Beauty is the still birth of suffering, every woman knows that.

Being fired was the best luck of my life. It made me stop and reflect. It was the birth of my life as a writer.

As a father, I do everything my dad didn't do. My son Beau's birth changed my life.

Birth and death we all move between these two unknowns.

After your death you will be what you were before your birth.

And as long as you're subject to birth and death, you'll never attain enlightenment.

Birth was the death of him.

Buddhas move freely through birth and death, appearing and disappearing at will.

Between our birth and death we may touch understanding, As a moth brushes a window with its wing.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

But baseball bounced back in the next decade to reclaim its place as the national pastime: new heroes, spirited competition, and booming prosperity gave birth to dreams of expansion, both within the major leagues and around the world.

Being a biological mother just isn't part of my experience this time around. However, I am a mother who continues to give birth to ideas and ways of experiencing life that challenge the norm.

By measuring the proportion of children living with the same parents from birth and whether their parents report a good quality relationship we are driving home the message that social programmes should promote family stability and avert breakdown.

A library, to modify the famous metaphor of Socrates, should be the delivery room for the birth of ideas - a place where history comes to life.

Bureaucracy gives birth to itself and then expects maternity benefits.

A man is great by deeds, not by birth.

A library is the delivery room for the birth of ideas, a place where history comes to life.

A very small degree of hope is sufficient to cause the birth of love.

A certificate of live birth is not the same thing by any stretch of the imagination as a birth certificate.

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