birth
/bɜɹθ/noun, verb1 syllable
Birth means: cause to be born.
Synonyms for birth18
noun, as in the event of being born
noun, as in the process of giving birth
noun, as in the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents
verb, as in cause to be born
Opposites of birth
What does birth mean?6
verb
cause to be born“My wife had twins yesterday!”
noun
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
the time when something begins (especially life)“they divorced after the birth of the child”
a baby born; an offspring“the overall rate of incidence of Down's syndrome is one in every 800 births”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with birth?5
Birth in a sentence
- Birth is, in a manner, the beginning of death.unknown
- You used a condom for birth control, right?fcbond
- After the birth of your child, you should make your work part-time.spockofvulcan
- A man is great by deeds, not by birth.gauravjiii
- Because of the shock, she gave birth too soon.astyng
- Mother, thank you for giving birth to me.AlanF_US
- Mom, thank you for giving birth to me.AlanF_US
- His wife gave birth to a baby, who was born healthy.Muelisto
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of birth
as a noun
- plural
- births
as a verb
- third-person singular
- births
- present participle
- birthing
- past participle
- birthed
- past tense
- birthed