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| n. (time) | 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, kickoff, start, 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" |
| n. (event) | 2. birth, nascence, nascency, nativity | 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. |
| ~ rebirth, reincarnation, renascence | a second or new birth. |
| n. (process) | 3. birth, birthing, giving birth, parturition | 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. |
| ~ farrow, farrowing | the production of a litter of pigs. |
| ~ hatch, hatching | the production of young from an egg. |
| ~ 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" |
| n. (linkdef) | 4. birth, parentage | the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents. |
| ~ family relationship, kinship, relationship | (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption. |
| n. (person) | 5. birth | a baby born; an offspring.; "the overall rate of incidence of Down's syndrome is one in every 800 births" |
| ~ individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul | a human being.; "there was too much for one person to do" |
| v. (body) | 6. bear, birth, deliver, give birth, have | cause to be born.; "My wife had twins yesterday!" |
| ~ conceive | become pregnant; undergo conception.; "She cannot conceive"; "My daughter was conceived in Christmas Day" |
| ~ 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. |
| ~ pup, whelp | birth.; "the dog whelped" |
| ~ farrow, pig | give birth.; "sows farrow" |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ 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" |
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| v. (creation) | 1. give birth | create or produce an idea.; "Marx and Engels gave birth to communism" |
| ~ create by mental act, create mentally | create mentally and abstractly rather than with one's hands. |
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