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11birth — [n1] becoming alive bearing, beginning, birthing, blessed event*, childbearing, childbirth, creation, act of God, delivery, labor, nascency, natality, nativity, parturition, producing, travail, visit from stork*; concepts 302,373 Ant. death birth …
12Birth — Birth, n. See {Berth}. [Obs.] De Foe. [1913 Webster] …
13birth — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ live ▪ Better living conditions mean more live births and fewer stillbirths. ▪ normal ▪ difficult ▪ breech ▪ …
14birth */*/*/ — UK [bɜː(r)θ] / US [bɜrθ] noun Word forms birth : singular birth plural births 1) a) [countable/uncountable] the occasion of a baby being born We are happy to announce the birth of our son Andrew. John wanted to be present at the birth. from/since …
15BIRTH — The injunction to be fruitful and multiply (Gen. 1:28) is regarded as the first commandment of the Bible. As a consequence of the disobedience of Eve in the Garden of Eden, the pangs of childbirth were foretold (Gen. 3:16). References to pangs… …
16birth — n. 1) to give birth (she gave birth to twins) 2) a breech; multiple; normal; premature birth 3) at birth (she weighed seven pounds at birth) 4) by birth (he s Spanish by birth) 5) of birth (of noble birth) * * * [bɜːθ] multiple normal premature… …
17birth — [[t]bɜ͟ː(r)θ[/t]] ♦♦♦ births 1) N VAR When a baby is born, you refer to this event as his or her birth. It was the birth of his grandchildren which gave him greatest pleasure... She concealed her pregnancy right up to the moment of birth... She… …
18birth — 1. noun /bɜː(ɹ)θ/ a) The process of childbearing. He was of noble birth, but fortune had not favored him. b) An instance of childbirth. See Also: accident of birth, bear, birth control …
19birth — n. & v. n. 1 the emergence of a (usu. fully developed) infant or other young from the body of its mother. 2 rhet. the beginning or coming into existence of something (the birth of civilization; the birth of socialism). 3 a origin, descent,… …
20birth — noun 1 give birth (to) if a woman gives birth, she produces a baby from her body: She gave birth to a fine healthy girl. 2 (C, U) the time when a baby comes out of its mother s body: Congratulations on the birth of your daughter! | Were you… …
