birth

verb

birthed; birthing; births

transitive verb

1

chiefly dialectal : 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

Synonyms of birth

• produce
• have
• deliver
• mother

Examples of birth in a Sentence

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

Recent Examples on the Web

The killing of 14-year-old Agostina Vega, found dismembered after a week missing, has reignited national fury ahead Ni Una Menos protests, echoing the 2015 teen murder that birthed Argentina’s movement. —Isabel Debre, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026

This is also birthing season, meaning lots of baby animals! —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 June 2026

The demonization of minorities was nothing new, of course, but New York in the Seventies birthed a reactionary movement that was supported by politicians, public intellectuals, elites, and working people alike. —Kevin Lozano, Harpers Magazine, 2 June 2026

Kelly had sent models down the runway wearing anything from a watermelon bra top and matching headdress to a mini dress featuring golliwog embellishments in order to reclaim some of the most offensive stereotypes that were often birthed in the American south. —Bianca Betancourt, CNN Money, 2 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1831, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Phrases Containing birth

• accident of birth
• birth canal
• birth certificate
• birth chart
• birth control
• birth control pill
• birth date
• birth defect
• birth father
• birth mother
• birth pang
• birth parent
• birth rate
• date of birth
• give birth
• give birth to
• live birth
• multiple birth
• partial-birth abortion
• virgin birth
• wrongful birth

Rhymes for birth

• berth
• dearth
• earth
• firth
• girth
• mirth
• worth
• afterbirth
• childbirth
• rebirth
• stillbirth
• tamworth

Kids Definition

birth

noun

ˈbərth

1

a

: the coming out of a new individual from the body of its parent

b

: the act or process of bringing forth young from the uterus

2

: descent sense 1, lineage

noble birth

3

: beginning sense 1, origin

Medical Definition

birth

1 of 3 noun

ˈbərth 

1

: the emergence of a new individual from the body of its parent

2

: the act or process of bringing forth young from the womb

birth

2 of 3 transitive verb

: to give birth to

allowed to birth her child in her own way

—Nancy Robinson

intransitive verb

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

contend that birthing is a natural process, rather than a medical procedure

—Kit Miniclier

the baby birthed breech

—Jayne Anne Phillips

birth

3 of 3 adjective

: biological sense 3

spent years searching for his birth parents