BIRTH

• (noun) the event of being born

  "they celebrated the birth of their first child"

  synonyms : nascence , nascency , nativity

• (noun) a baby born; an offspring

  "the overall rate of incidence of Down's syndrome is one in every 800 births"

• (noun) the process of giving birth

  synonyms : birthing , giving birth , parturition

• (noun) the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents

  synonyms : parentage

• (noun) the time when something begins (especially life)

  "they divorced after the birth of the child", "his election signaled the birth of a new age"

• (verb) cause to be born

  "My wife had twins yesterday!"

  synonyms : bear , deliver , give birth , have

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