birth

²birth

verb

Definition of BIRTH

transitive verb

1

chiefly dialect : to bring forth

2

a : to give rise to : originate b : to give birth to

intransitive verb

: to bring forth or be brought forth as a child or young

Examples of BIRTH

1. <back in those days a woman her age would have birthed several children>

First Known Use of BIRTH

1855

Related to BIRTH

Synonyms: bear [chiefly dialect], deliver, drop, have, mother, produce

Related Words: labor; breed, multiply, propagate, reproduce, spawn; beget, father, generate, get, sire; calve, kid, kindle, kitten, litter, pup, whelp

Near Antonyms: abort, lose, miscarry

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