rebirth

noun

re·​birth (ˌ)rē-ˈbərth 

ˈrē-ˌbərth

1

a

: a new or second birth : metempsychosis

b

: spiritual regeneration

2

: renaissance, revival

a rebirth of nationalism

Synonyms of rebirth

• revival
• resurgence
• renewal
• resurrection

Examples of rebirth in a Sentence

the natural cycle of birth, death, and rebirth in plants

a renewed interest in long-playing records led to the rebirth of the turntable among audiophiles

Recent Examples on the Web

Through an intricate process of dependent origination, humans, animals, and other beings cycle around in endless rebirths based on past karma. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Sep. 2026

Cocoon arrives with the promise of something like a metamorphosis or rebirth, an increasingly familiar proposition from Yeat. — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2026

Lee’s lines have the intimacy and metaphysical heft of prayer; their elegant recursions and repetitions call to mind the cycles of life, death, and rebirth. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026

So this album is that new awakening, that rebirth of coming into my power. — Daniela Avila, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1837, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for rebirth

• childbirth
• stillbirth
• tamworth
• unearth
• afterbirth
• berth
• birth
• dearth
• earth
• firth
• girth
• mirth

Kids Definition

rebirth

noun

re·​birth (ˈ)rē-ˈbərth 

1

: a new or second birth

2

: a return to importance