| birth (bûrth) n. 1. a. The emergence and separation of offspring from the body of the mother. b. The act or process of bearing young; parturition: the mare's second birth. c. The circumstances or conditions relating to this event, as its time or location: an incident that took place before my birth; a Bostonian by birth. 2. a. The set of characteristics or circumstances received from one's ancestors; inheritance: strong-willed by birth; acquired their wealth through birth. b. Origin; extraction: of Swedish birth; of humble birth. c. Noble or high status: persons of birth. 3. A beginning or commencement. See Synonyms at beginning. tr.v. birthed, birth·ing, births Chiefly Southern U.S. 1. To deliver (a baby). 2. To bear (a child). [Middle English, probably of Scandinavian origin; see bher-1 in Indo-European roots.] Regional Note: Until recently the use of birth as a verb meaning "to bear (a child)" has been confined to Southern speech: "Heap o' good it do a woman to birth a mess o' young uns and raise 'em and then have 'em all go off to oncet" (Marjorie K. Rawlings). Recently, however, the nonstandard Southern usage has coincided with widespread usage of verbs derived from nouns, such as parent, network, and microwave. Birth in this new usage is most commonly found in its present participial form and is used as an adjective in compounds such as birthing center. |
birth [bɜːθ]
n
1. the process of bearing young; parturition; childbirth Related adjective natal
2. the act or fact of being born; nativity
3. the coming into existence of something; origin
4. ancestry; lineage of high birth
5. noble ancestry a man of birth
6. natural or inherited talent an artist by birth
7. Archaic the offspring or young born at a particular time or of a particular mother
give birth (to)
a. to bear (offspring)
b. to produce, originate, or create (an idea, plan, etc.)
vb (tr) Rare
to bear or bring forth (a child)
[from Old Norse byrth; related to Gothic gabaurths, Old Swedish byrdh, Old High German berd child; see bear1, bairn]
| birth (bûrth) Noun The emergence and separation of offspring from the body of its mother, seen in all mammals except monotremes. Adjective Present at birth, as a defect in a bodily structure. |
Birth
a form of divination by examining the embryonic sac or amniotic fluid.
the spontaneous generation of an organism in an inorganic fluid medium. — autogenous, autogenic, autogonic, autogonous, adj. — autogenously, autogonously, adv.
the ability to produce two broods in a year. — digoneutic, adj.
the theory that embryonic development is totally controlled by the cell’s environment. Cf. syngenesis. — epigenesist, n. — epigenetic, adj.
development of an organism or form of animal life in which body segmentation is complete before hatching. — epimorphic, adj.
the development of a fetus; gestation.
Obsolete, birth; the process of generation.
1. the process of carrying in the womb.
2. fetation; the process of development of the fetus in the womb.
2. fetation; the process of development of the fetus in the womb.
pregnancy. — gravid, adj.
scientific study of the uterus.
psychoprophylaxis.
tocophobia.
the prineiples and practice of a midwife. Cf. tocology.
the condition or process of producing more than one offspring at one birth. — multiparous, adj.
1. the time, place, and circumstances of a person’s birth.
2. the configuration of the planets at the time of a person’s birth and a representation, as a chart, of that configuration.
2. the configuration of the planets at the time of a person’s birth and a representation, as a chart, of that configuration.
the condition in a woman of never having given birth. — nullipara, n. — nulliparous, adj.
the branch of medicine that deals with prenatal and postnatal care and with the delivery of a child. — obstetrician, n. — obstetric, obstetrical, adj.
a form of divination in which the number of knots in a newborn’s umbilical cord are counted to foretell the number of children the mother will have later.
the surgical process of dividing the umbilical cord.
the bearing of offspring by laying eggs that mature outside of the body. — oviparity, n. — oviparous, adj.
the bearing of offspring by producing eggs that mature within the body, with the young born alive. — ovoviviparity, n. — ovoviviparous, adj.
a substance or drug that induces or stimulates childbirth. — oxytocic, adj.
1. partial or complete regeneration.
2. the doctrine that a soul passes through several bodies in a series of rebirths. Also palingenesia, palingenesy. — palingenetic, adj.
2. the doctrine that a soul passes through several bodies in a series of rebirths. Also palingenesia, palingenesy. — palingenetic, adj.
the state, quality, or fact of having given birth to or having borne offspring.
the state or condition of bringing forth young or being about to begin parturition. — parturient, adj.
childbirth; the act or process of giving birth. — parturient, adj.
a woman who is pregnant for the first time.
a woman who has given birth to one child or who is giving birth for the first time. — primiparity, n. — primiparous, adj.
a method of preparing women for childbirth without anesthetic, by means of education, psychological and physical conditioning, and breathing exercises. Also called Lamaze technique. — psychoprophylactic, adj.
the state or condition of a woman during and immediately following childbirth. — puerperal, adj.
the process of renewal or rebirth. — recrudescent, adj.
the act or quality of being renewed, reformed, or reborn, especially in a spiritual rebirth. — regenerate, adj.
the act or process of renewal or rebirth.
a woman who is pregnant for the second time.
a substance or preparation used for killing sperm, used in contraception. — spermicidal, adj.
a conception occurring after the onset of a pregnancy from an earlier conception.
the theory that the form and development of the embryo are the result of the combined influence of sperm and egg. Cf. epigenesis. — syngenetic, adj.
a fetal abnormality, consisting of twins joined at the thorax.
the science of obstetrics or midwifery. — tocologist, tokologist, n. — tocological, tokological, adj.
an abnormal fear of childbirth. Also called maieusiophobia.
primigravida.
the process of gestation taking place in the womb from conception to birth.
surgical excision of part of the vas deferens, the duet which carries sperm from the testes, performed as a form of male contraception.
the bearing of living offspring, characteristic of almost all mammals, many reptiles, and some fishes. — viviparity, n. — viviparous, adj.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  birth - the time when something begins (especially life); "they divorced after the birth of the child"; "his election signaled the birth of a new age"life-time, lifespan, lifetime, life - the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death); "the battery had a short life"; "he lived a long and happy life" cradle - birth of a person; "he was taught from the cradle never to cry" commencement, get-go, offset, outset, showtime, starting time, beginning, start, kickoff, first - the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her" |
| 2. |  birth - the event of being born; "they celebrated the birth of their first child"alteration, change, modification - an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another; "the change was intended to increase sales"; "this storm is certainly a change for the worse"; "the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago" delivery - the event of giving birth; "she had a difficult delivery" live birth - the birth of a living fetus (regardless of the length of gestation) posthumous birth - birth of a child by Caesarean section after the death of the mother posthumous birth - birth of a child after the father has died | |
| 3. |  birth - the process of giving birth brooding, incubation - sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body calving - giving birth to a calf accouchement, childbearing, childbirth, vaginal birth - the parturition process in human beings; having a baby; the process of giving birth to a child egg laying, laying - the production of eggs (especially in birds) biological process, organic process - a process occurring in living organisms reproduction - the process of generating offspring childbed, confinement, lying-in, parturiency, travail, labour, labor - concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child; "she was in labor for six hours" | |
| 4. | birth - the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents family relationship, kinship, relationship - (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption | |
| 5. | birth - a baby born; an offspring; "the overall rate of incidence of Down's syndrome is one in every 800 births" | |
| Verb | 1. | birth - cause to be born; "My wife had twins yesterday!" twin - give birth to twins drop - give birth; used for animals; "The cow dropped her calf this morning" foal - give birth to a foal; "the mare foaled" cub - give birth to cubs; "bears cub every year" kitten - have kittens; "our cat kittened again this year" lamb - give birth to a lamb; "the ewe lambed" litter - give birth to a litter of animals fawn - have fawns; "deer fawn" have young, calve - birth; "the whales calve at this time of year" have a bun in the oven, gestate, expect, bear, carry - be pregnant with; "She is bearing his child"; "The are expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his child" produce, bring forth - bring forth or yield; "The tree would not produce fruit" |
birth
noun
1. childbirth, birthing, delivery, confinement, nativity, parturition, accouchement She weighed 5lb 7oz at birth.
childbirth end, death, passing, demise, extinction, passing away or on
childbirth end, death, passing, demise, extinction, passing away or on
2. beginning, start, rise, source, origin, emergence, outset, genesis, initiation, inauguration, inception, commencement, fountainhead the birth of popular democracy
Related words
adjective natal
adjective natal
Quotations
"Our birth is but a sleep and a forgetting:"
"The Soul that rises with us, our life's Star,"
"Hath had elsewhere its setting,"
"And cometh from afar:" [William Wordsworth Ode: Intimations of Immortality]
"Birth, and copulation, and death."
"That's all the facts when you come to brass tacks:"
"Birth, and copulation and death."
"I've been born, and once is enough." [T.S. Eliot Sweeney Agonistes]
"It is as natural to die as to be born; and to a little infant, perhaps, the one is as painful as the other" [Francis Bacon On Death]
"Our birth is but a sleep and a forgetting:"
"The Soul that rises with us, our life's Star,"
"Hath had elsewhere its setting,"
"And cometh from afar:" [William Wordsworth Ode: Intimations of Immortality]
"Birth, and copulation, and death."
"That's all the facts when you come to brass tacks:"
"Birth, and copulation and death."
"I've been born, and once is enough." [T.S. Eliot Sweeney Agonistes]
"It is as natural to die as to be born; and to a little infant, perhaps, the one is as painful as the other" [Francis Bacon On Death]
Translations
birth [bɜːθ]
A. N (gen) → nacimiento m (Med) → parto m (fig) → nacimiento m, surgimiento m
at birth → al nacer
French by birth → francés de nacimiento
of humble birth → de origen humilde
place of birth → lugar m de nacimiento
to give birth to (lit) → dar a luz a (fig) → dar origen a
to be in at the birth of (fig) → asistir al nacimiento de
the birth of an idea → el origen de una idea
at birth → al nacer
French by birth → francés de nacimiento
of humble birth → de origen humilde
place of birth → lugar m de nacimiento
to give birth to (lit) → dar a luz a (fig) → dar origen a
to be in at the birth of (fig) → asistir al nacimiento de
the birth of an idea → el origen de una idea
B. CPD birth certificate N → partida f de nacimiento
birth control N → control m de la natalidad
method of birth control → método m anticonceptivo
birth control pill N → píldora f anticonceptiva
birth mother N → madre f biológica
birth pill N = birth control pill birth rate N → tasa f or índice m de natalidad
birth control N → control m de la natalidad
method of birth control → método m anticonceptivo
birth control pill N → píldora f anticonceptiva
birth mother N → madre f biológica
birth pill N = birth control pill birth rate N → tasa f or índice m de natalidad
birth [ˈbɜːrθ] n
[person, animal] → naissance f
to give birth → accoucher
to give birth to [+ baby] → donner naissance à, mettre au monde; [+ animal] → mettre bas
by birth → de naissance
of one's birth [country, city] → natal(e)
to give birth → accoucher
to give birth to [+ baby] → donner naissance à, mettre au monde; [+ animal] → mettre bas
by birth → de naissance
of one's birth [country, city] → natal(e)
[organization, phenomenon] → naissance f
to give birth to [+ institution, idea] → donner naissance à
birth canal n → canal m utérin
birth certificate n → acte m de naissance
birth control n → contrôle m des naissances
to give birth to [+ institution, idea] → donner naissance à
birth canal n → canal m utérin
birth certificate n → acte m de naissance
birth control n → contrôle m des naissances
birth
birth:
birth:
n
→ Geburt f; the town/country of his birth → seine Geburtsstadt/sein Geburtsland nt; blind/deaf from or since birth → von Geburt an blind/taub; within a few minutes of birth → einige Minuten nach der Geburt; the rights which are ours by birth → unsere angeborenen Rechte; to give birth to → gebären; (woman also) → entbunden werden von; to give birth → entbinden; (animal) → jungen; she’s going to give birth! → sie bekommt ihr Kind!
(= parentage) → Abstammung f, → Herkunft f; Scottish by birth → Schotte von Geburt, gebürtiger Schotte; of good birth → aus gutem Hause or guter Familie; of low or humble birth → von niedriger Geburt
birth:
birth canal
n (Med) → Geburtskanal m
birth certificate
n → Geburtsurkunde f
birth control
n → Geburtenkontrolle or -regelung f
birth-control clinic
n → Familienberatungsstelle f
birthdate
n → Geburtsdatum nt
birth:
birthmark
n → Muttermal nt
birth mother
birth name
n → Geburtsname m
birthplace
n → Geburtsort m
birth plan
n → Geburtsplan m
birthrate
n → Geburtenrate or -ziffer f
birthright
n
→ Geburtsrecht nt
(= right of firstborn) → Erstgeburtsrecht nt
birthstone
n → Monatsstein m
birth trauma
n → Geburtstrauma nt
birth [bɜːθ] n (also) (fig) → nascita; (childbirth) → parto
it was a difficult birth → è stato un parto difficile
at birth → alla nascita
Italian by birth → italiano di nascita
place of birth → luogo di nascita
to give birth to → dare alla luce (fig) → dare inizio a
birth [bɜːθ] n (also) (fig) → nascita; (childbirth) → parto
it was a difficult birth → è stato un parto difficile
at birth → alla nascita
Italian by birth → italiano di nascita
place of birth → luogo di nascita
to give birth to → dare alla luce (fig) → dare inizio a
it was a difficult birth → è stato un parto difficile
at birth → alla nascita
Italian by birth → italiano di nascita
place of birth → luogo di nascita
to give birth to → dare alla luce (fig) → dare inizio a
birth [bɜːθ] n (also) (fig) → nascita; (childbirth) → parto
it was a difficult birth → è stato un parto difficile
at birth → alla nascita
Italian by birth → italiano di nascita
place of birth → luogo di nascita
to give birth to → dare alla luce (fig) → dare inizio a
n birth [bəːθ]
1 (an) act of coming into the world, being born the birth of her son; deaf since birth. geboorte وِلادَه، مَوْلِد рождение narození fødsel die Geburt γέννηση, γέννα nacimiento sünd تولد؛ زایش syntymä naissance לֵידָה जन्म rođenje születés kelahiran fæðing nascita 誕生 탄생 gimimas dzemdības; dzimšana lahir geboorte fødsel narodziny nascimento naştere рождение narodenie rojstvo rođenje födsel การเกิด doğum, doğma, doğuş 誕生，出生 народження جنم ، ولادت ، پیدائش sự ra đời 诞生，出生
2 the beginning the birth of civilization. ontstaan وِلادَه، بِدايَه раждане vznik, zrození fødsel die Entstehung γένεση, δημιουργία nacimiento, comienzo, inicio teke پیدایش؛ آغاز alku naissance הוּלֶדֶת, רֵאשִית उद्भव početak kezdet awal upphaf nascita, origine 起源 기원 pradžia rašanās; izcelšanās permulaan geboorte opphav, tilblivelse początek começo început зарождение zrod začetek nastanak begynnelse, början จุดเริ่มต้น doğuş, başlangıç, ortaya çıkış 開始 походження; початок آغاز sự xuất hiện 开始
birth control
prevention of the conception of children. geboortebeperking تَحْديد النَّسل мерки за ограничаване на раждаемостта antikoncepční politika, regulace porodnosti børnebegrænsning; prævention die Geburtenregelung αντισύλληψη control de natalidad raseduse vältimine تنظیم خانواده ehkäisy limitation/contrôle des naissances מְנִיעַת הֶרָיוֹן जनन नियंत्रण kontrola začeća születésszabályozás pembatasan kelahiran getnaðarvarnir controllo delle nascite 産児制限 산아 제한 gimdymų reguliavimas dzimstības kontrole kawalan kehamilan geboortenbeperking prevensjon; barnebegrensning antykoncepcja controle de natalidade metode/mijloace anticoncepţionale регулирование рождаемости obmedzenie pôrodnosti načrtovanje družine kontracepcija födelsekontroll การคุมกำเนิด doğum kontrolü 節育 регулювання народжуваності ضبطِ تولید sinh đẻ có kế hoạch 计划生育
n birthday
the anniversary of the day on which a person was born Today is his birthday; (also adjective ) a birthday party. verjaardag عيدُ ميلاد الشَّخص рожден ден narozeniny fødselsdag der Geburtstag;Geburtstags... γενέθλια cumpleaños sünnipäev روز تولد syntymäpäivä anniversaire יוֹם הוּלֶדֶת जन्मदिन rođendan születésnap hari ulang tahun afmælisdagur compleanno, di compleanno 誕生日 생일 gimtadienis dzimšanas diena; dzimšanas dienas- menyambut hari jadi verjaardag fødselsdag urodziny aniversário zi de naştere день рождения narodeniny (za) rojstni dan rođendan födelsedag วันเกิด doğum günü 生日 день народження سالگرہ sinh nhật 生日
n birthmark
a permanent mark on the skin at or from birth She has a red birthmark on her face. moedervlek وحْـمـه، شامَه белег/петно по кожата от рождение mateřské znaménko modermærke das Muttermal εκ γενετής σημάδι marca de nacimiento sünnimärk لکۀ مادرزادی syntymämerkki tache de vin כֶּתֶם לֵידָה जन्म चिह्न znamenka anyajegy tanda lahir fæðingarblettur voglia あざ 모반(母斑) apgamas dzimumzīme tanda lahir moedervlek føflekk znamię sinal de nascença semn din naştere родинка; родимое пятно materské znamienko materino znamenje beleg födelsemärke ปานที่มีมาตั้งแต่เกิด doğum nişanesi 胎記 родимка پیدائشی نشان vết chàm 胎记
n birthplace
the place where a person etc was born Shakespeare's birthplace. geboorteplek مَسْقِطُ رأْس، مكانُ وِلادَة الشَّخص родно място rodiště fødested der Geburtsort τόπος γέννησης, γενέτειρα lugar de nacimiento sünnipaik زادگاه syntymäpaikka lieu de naissance מֵקוֹם לֵידָה जन्म-स्थान rodno mjesto születési hely tempat lahir fæðingarstaður luogo di nascita 出生地 출생지 gimimo vieta dzimšanas vieta tempat kelahiran geboorteplaats fødested miejsce urodzenia terra natal locul naşterii место рождения rodisko rojstni kraj mesto rođenja födelseort สถานที่เกิด doğum yeri 出生地 місце народження, Батьківщина جائے پیدائش sinh quán 出生地
n birthrate
the number of births per head of population over a given period. geboortesyfer نسبة نِسْبَةُ المَوليد раждаемост porodnost børnetal; fødselshyppighed die Geburtenrate γεννητικότητα tasa de natalidad sündimus میزان موالید syntyvyys (taux de) natalité שִׁעוּר יְלוָּדה @@@שִׁיעוּר יְלוָּדה$$$ जन्म-दर stopa nataliteta születési arány(szám) angka kelahiran fæðingartala/-tíðni tasso di natalità 出生率 출생률 gimimų vidurkis dzimstība angka kelahiran geboortencijfer fødselshyppighet przyrost naturalny índice de natalidade natalitate коэффициент рождаемости pôrodnosť nataliteta (prirastek) natalitet födelsetal อัตราการเกิด doğum oranı 出生率 коефіцієнт народжуваності شرح پیدائش tỷ lệ sinh đẻ 出生率
give birth (to)
(of a mother) to produce (a baby) from the womb She has given birth to two sets of twins. geboorte skenk تَلِدُ (المَرأَه) раждам porodit føde; nedkomme; bringe til verden zur Welt bringen γεννώ (για μητέρα) dar a luz, parir; dar lugar a, ser el origen de sünnitama زاییدن synnyttää donner naissance (à) לָלֶדֶת बच्चा जनना roditi szül melahirkan ala, fæða dare alla luce 生む …을 낳다 pagimdyti dzemdēt mengandungkan ter wereld brengen føde, nedkomme, bringe til verden urodzić dar à luz a naşte, a da naştere родить porodiť roditi roditi föda, nedkomma med คลอด; ให้กำเนิด doğum yapmak, doğurmak 生(小孩) (на)родити پیدا کرنا sinh ra 生
birth → ميلاد narození fødsel Geburt γέννηση nacimiento syntymä naissance rođenje nascita 誕生 출생 geboorte fødsel narodziny nascimento рождение födelse การเกิด doğum sự sinh đẻ 出生
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