birth
814
1.0
- noun
- /bɜrθ/
:
parto
- It's a true story of the birth of two little girls.
- give birth
- birth weight
- birth control
It's a true story of the birth of two little girls.
- It's a true story of the birth of two little girls.
- Oh, my gosh, the birth, the birth of my first child.
- And this is true at birth and it's true throughout life.
- Tristram Shandy's meandering account of his birth is a case in point.
- When something is said, I'll choose a random birth date out of the sky.
- A viewer was there for the birth of my first child.
- You know, Upon my birth, I died from the womb.
- My appetite since the birth has been nonexistent.
- So I remember vividly the birth of each one of my children.
- They missed graduations, weddings, births, even funerals.
- Map out literally from not from birth, but who is your customer?
- What you could if you did like an at home birth with twins.
- And you announced the birth of your son.
- My mum could have died at birth or I could have died in infancy.
Examples
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The Pelotas study assembled a random representative sample of births in the city in 1982.
Academic text (2011) -
Almost a third of all American births between 1990 and 1995 were unintended.
Academic text (2008) -
How about we stay and give birth to a baby, too?
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Of women with at least one live birth, 14% had lost a child.
Academic text (2011) -
Oh, my gosh, the birth, the birth of my first child.
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A viewer was there for the birth of my first child.
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When he returned, he was told that his wife had given birth to a stillborn daughter.
Academic text (2008) -
My appetite since the birth has been nonexistent.
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They were separated at birth and have never met.
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A viewer was there for the birth of my first child.
Synonyms
204
3.5
A woman's time of having a baby, from the first pains to the baby being born
82
2.3
The time when a woman has a baby
80
3.0
Giving birth to a baby
53
1.9
To have a baby when it comes out of the mother's body
34
3.3
The act of giving birth to a baby
15
3.4
The act of having babies
9
3.5
A baby born showing any sign of life
7
7.6
The event of being born, the start of a person's life
2
3.4
The physical stages a person goes through when a baby comes out of their body
1
9.9
The process of giving birth to a baby or young animal
1
9.9
The time when a baby is born
The time when something first appears
The time when something first begins to exist, like an idea or a civilization
The time when a person or animal gives birth
Antonyms
Compounds
99
2.1
An official paper that shows a person's name, date, and place when they were born
- Specialized
33
2.7
A small medicine tablet with hormones a woman takes to prevent pregnancy
11
9.9
A medical procedure late in pregnancy where the unborn baby is partly delivered and then removed
- Specialized
7
3.5
A passage from a mother's womb through the vagina that a baby passes during childbirth
3
6.9
A situation you are born into, like your family or country, that affects your life and you cannot change
- Specialized
1
6.7
A birth when a baby comes out feet or bottom first instead of head first
1
3.5
Actions to limit the number of children people have, often using birth control
- Specialized
1
7.5
The belief that Jesus was born to Mary without a human father by the Holy Spirit
- Specialized
Emotional harm some people think a baby gets during birth that may affect later life
- Specialized
Strong emotional distress a parent has during a difficult childbirth or after it, such as anxiety and bad memories
A person who works to make birth control and planning for children more accepted
A person who works to make birth control and family planning easier to get
- Specialized
A way to avoid pregnancy by tracking a woman's periods and avoiding sex on days when she can get pregnant
- Specialized
Childbirth in which the mother moves and changes position to help labor
A way to have a baby with little medical equipment, often at home or in a birth center
- Specialized
A type of reproduction where an animal grows from an egg that has not been fertilized
How Advanced
814
1.0
- Specialized
1
4.4
- Specialized
1
5.5
- Specialized
1
9.9
- Specialized
27
4.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Birth comes from old English words about coming into the world and is related to bear (the verb meaning 'to carry' or 'to give birth'). So a birth is the event when a baby or young animal is born.