Thesaurus results for NATIVITY

nativity

noun

nə-ˈti-və-tē

Definition of nativity next

as in birth

the act or instance of being born my father and grandparents were proud observers of my nativity

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Recent Examples of nativity Associate Pastor Isabel Marquez said the message behind the nativity was intentional. —

Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 16 Dec. 2025 Around this time of the year, many homes are adorned with twinkling lights, candy canes, reindeer, nativity scenes and more. —

Gina Lee Castro, jsonline.com, 12 Dec. 2025 The display features hundreds of lights, festive wreaths, a nativity scene, large nutcrackers and even a nod to their late family members. —

Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 11 Dec. 2025 Father Stephen Josoma declined an interview with WBZ-TV for this story but told us off camera that the church has long created a nativity scene that speaks to a current humanitarian issue facing the country. —

Brandon Truitt, CBS News, 6 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nativity

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birth

Noun

The findings suggest whales, like humans, cooperate during birth—something that had never been documented in detail before.

— Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 10 May 2026
To those of you who gave birth but are derelict in the caring love and responsibility involved and fail by example to earn the holiday, try harder.

— Greg Cote May 10, Miami Herald, 10 May 2026