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

Heilbrun detailed Clancy's mental health history after the birth of her third child, Callan, in 2022. — Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 24 Aug. 2026

Navigating the system Most new mothers are lying in a hospital bed, recovering from birth with their hormones out of whack, and immediately handed an infant to care for, Griffen said. — Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 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

These factors can make all the difference in your experience birthing a child and raising one. — Anna Halkidis, Parents, 8 Aug. 2026

Golden State was basically birthed into existence in front of it all. — Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Phrases Containing birth

• give birth to