26984 words

birth

11 definitions • 20 examples
1
the time when a baby or young animal comes out of its mother's body:

Examples:

It was a difficult birth.
He weighed eight pounds at birth.
More men are present at the births of their children these days.
The application form will ask for your country/place of birth (= where you were born).
2
a child that is born:

Examples:

The percentage of live births (= children who are born alive and continue to live) continues to increase.
3
the position of the family into which you are born, especially its social position:

Examples:

He had received all the advantages of birth (= having been born into a family of a high social class) and an expensive education.
4
born in a particular place or having parents of a particular nationality:

Examples:

Oscar Wilde was Irish by birth.
5
the beginning of something:

Examples:

These asteroids were formed at the birth of the solar system.
6
to produce a baby or young animal from your body:

Examples:

An elephant in the zoo birthed a calf.
In the United States, more and more women are choosing to birth in water.
7
to help a baby or young animal to be born:

Examples:

Many of these midwives have decades of experience birthing babies.
A team of elephant keepers and trainers helped to birth the calf.
8
to produce or create something; to cause something to start existing:

Examples:

Greece is the nation that birthed the Olympics.
I wanted him to be involved in the film because after all, he birthed the idea.
9
the occasion when a baby comes out of its mother’s body:

Examples:

[ C ] He remembered the birth of their first child.
[ U ] Their son weighed eight pounds at birth.
10
Birth also refers to your family origin:

Examples:

[ U ] She was Swedish by birth.
11
When a woman gives birth, one or more babies come out of her body:

Examples:

[ U ] She gave birth to twins.

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