give birth

phrase

: to have a baby

gave birth last Thursday

Examples of give birth in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Okamoto who became the first Japanese actress ever honored with Cannes’ best actress prize, just gave birth and is therefore less available to travel than Efira. — Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2026

Reddington got particularly testy when asking Heilbrun whether the World Health Organization says women can experience postpartum depression and psychosis up to a year after giving birth. — Nbc News, NBC news, 25 Aug. 2026

Adrienne Griffen had just given birth to her second child in 2001. — Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026

The 34-year-old gave birth there to all three kids, Levi, 5, Elijah, 3, and Rae, who turns 1 in September. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1887, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for give birth

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