birth

Meanings

• the time when something begins (especially life)
  • "they divorced after the birth of the child"
  • "his election signaled the birth of a new age"
• the event of being born
  • "they celebrated the birth of their first child"
• the process of giving birth
• the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents
• a baby born; an offspring
  • "the overall rate of incidence of Down's syndrome is one in every 800 births"
• cause to be born

Synonyms

bear, birthing, deliver, give birth, giving birth, have, nascence, nascency, nativity, parentage, parturition