birth
noun
1.
the time when something begins (especially life)
- “they divorced after the birth of the child”
- “his election signaled the birth of a new age”
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verb
Origin
From Middle English birthe (1250), from earlier burthe, burde, from Old Norse burðr, byrd (Old Swedish byrth, Swedish börd), replacing Old English ġebyrd (rare variant byrþ), equivalent to bear + -th (thus a piecewise doublet of berth).
Phrases
- accident of birth Terms derived from the noun, adjective, or verb birth
- birth canal
- birth cert
- birth certificate
- birth chair
- birth chart
- birth control
- birth control glasses
- birth date
- birth mother Terms derived from the noun, adjective, or verb birth
- birth pangs Terms derived from the noun, adjective, or verb birth
- birth parent Terms derived from the noun, adjective, or verb birth
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Entails
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