Synonyms of birth

birth 1 of 3

noun

ˈbərth 

1

as in nativity

the act or instance of being born

almost from birth, he showed all the marks of future greatness

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nativity
• parenting
• mothering
• genesis
• maternity
• fathering
• origination
• generation
• reproduction
• creation
• geniture
• childbearing
• breeding
• parturition
• bearing
• paternity
• labor
• spawning
• parenthood
• rise
• motherhood
• fatherhood
• nascency
• begetting
• siring
• accouchement

2

as in ancestry

the line of ancestors from whom a person is descended

a man of noble birth

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ancestry
• lineage
• origin
• pedigree
• genealogy
• breeding
• family
• descent
• extraction
• parentage
• blood
• stock
• bloodline
• strain
• family tree
• succession
• line
• heredity
• house
• relatives
• relations
• race
• kin
• kindred

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• seed
• issue
• progeny
• posterity
• offspring
• child
• son
• heir
• successor
• inheritor

3

as in beginning

the point at which something begins

that 12-second flight by Orville Wright marked the birth of aviation

Synonyms & Similar Words

• beginning
• inception
• start
• commencement
• onset
• alpha
• launch
• genesis
• dawn
• infancy
• baseline
• outset
• origin
• threshold
• morning
• inauguration
• nascence
• nascency
• origination
• initiation
• kickoff
• incipience
• incipiency
• day one
• founding
• arrival
• creation
• get-go
• emergence
• cradle
• first base
• childhood
• institution
• drawing board
• opening
• advent
• spring
• germ
• dawning
• source
• debut
• fountain
• ground zero
• appearance
• well
• square one
• root
• youth
• seedbed
• fountainhead
• wellspring

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• end
• conclusion
• close
• ending
• period
• completion
• termination
• cessation
• closure
• closing
• omega
• finish
• stop
• finale
• windup

birth

2 of 3

adjective

as in biological

being such by blood and not by adoption or marriage

argued that the birth mother had not been informed of all of her options at the time of the adoption

Synonyms & Similar Words

• biological
• natural
• consanguineous
• legitimate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• adopted
• adoptive
• nonbiological
• illegitimate

birth

3 of 3

verb

chiefly dialect

as in to produce

to bring forth from the womb

back in those days a woman her age would have birthed several children

Synonyms & Similar Words

• produce
• have
• deliver
• mother
• give birth to
• labor
• bear
• drop
• breed
• father
• spawn
• reproduce
• get
• generate
• propagate
• sire
• multiply
• beget
• kid
• litter
• kindle
• calve
• pup
• kitten
• whelp

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• abort
• lose
• miscarry

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of birth

Noun

Over 21 days of testimony, jurors heard how Clancy’s mental health had collapsed after Callan’s birth. — Michael Casey, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Jurors heard that after Callan’s birth, Clancy struggled with debilitating depression, sleep deprivation, intense anxiety, psychotic symptoms of dissociation, and intrusive thoughts about harming herself and the kids. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2026

Adjective

The idea is that vaginal estrogen could help ease common post-birth concerns like swelling and soreness. — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 15 Dec. 2025

The pregnancy announcement, the gender reveal, the baby shower, the pregnancy photo shoot, the birth photo shoot, the post-birth photo shoot, the sip-n-see. — Shani Silver, refinery29.com, 31 May 2024

Verb

The series has been birthed over the last few years as producers secured access to a busy ward. — Peter White, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2026

Now named LeConte Medical Center, the health center today features a birthing unit and center for women’s services named after the country superstar. — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026

Phrases Containing birth

• give birth to