borning
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈbɔrnɪŋ/
- Archaic
- In her book, she beautifully describes the miracle of borning from the mother's perspective.
Examples
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The flame is snuffed a-borning.
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The village celebrated the borning of the long-awaited child with joy and music.
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Traditionally, a special ceremony marks the borning of a newborn in many cultures.
Synonyms
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1.0
The process when a baby or young animal comes into the world
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3.0
Giving birth to a baby
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2.3
The time when a woman has a baby
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3.4
The physical stages a person goes through when a baby comes out of their body
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4.1
Relating to a person or thing involved in giving birth
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1.9
To have a baby when it comes out of the mother's body
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7.6
The event of being born, the start of a person's life
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9.9
The time when something first begins to exist, like an idea or a civilization
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9.9
The time when something first appears
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Borning comes from the same root as born, birth, and bear, where the old verb meant 'to carry' and 'to give birth'. So borning as a noun means the act of being born, like 'birth'.