birth meaning and definition

BIRTH noun

Definition of 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"
   • antonym: death
2. the event of being born
   • "they celebrated the birth of their first child"
   • synonyms: nascence, nascency, nativity
   • antonym: death
3. the process of giving birth
   • synonyms: birthing, giving birth, parturition
4. the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents
   • synonyms: parentage
5. a baby born; an offspring
   • "the overall rate of incidence of Down's syndrome is one in every 800 births"

BIRTH verb

Definition of birth (verb)

1. cause to be born
   • "My wife had twins yesterday!"
   • synonyms: bear, deliver, give birth, have