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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

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birth

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verb

chiefly dialect

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Recent Examples of birth
Noun
There are also plaques with birth and death dates, which were once on graves and were later relocated here. Mariana Enriquez october 2, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025 Until very recently, people who have been pregnant or given birth kept the experience to themselves; a sense of secrecy or even shame pervaded the realities of welcoming a child. Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
The three months now offered to non-birth parents is a departure from the scant three weeks given under the previous policy. Arkansas Online, 17 Jan. 2023 Non-birth parents, adoptive parents and long-term foster parents were included before. Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 5 Jan. 2023
Verb
With the new moon in your sign on May 26, you’re being cosmically supported to birth something new into the world. Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025 With over 27 years of experience in treating pregnant and birthing patients, here's her advice on the best ways of making sure a mom and baby both stay safe during pregnancy. Elizabeth B. Kim, Cincinnati Enquirer, 29 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for birth
Recent Examples of Synonyms for birth
Noun
  • However, the drop-off could also be attributed to people refusing to answer surveys or not indicating their nativity status, economists note.
    Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Digital nativity has produced a generation that communicates grievances through memes, symbols and cultural references that cross borders with ease.
    Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Mamdani discusses Mazrui in his book, because Transition, the magazine that published him, was founded by Rajat Neogy, who, like Mamdani, was a Ugandan of Indian ancestry, eventually forced into exile.
    Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Her perky protagonist notably navigated a romantic relationship with vampire Bill Compton and explored the roots of her own fairy ancestry.
    Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • There are few better ways to commemorate the beginning of autumn than by curling up on the couch to enjoy a movie night or start your annual Gilmore Girls rewatch.
    Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
  • If Orlando pairs fierce defense with just enough scoring to get by, this could be the beginning of a special group.
    Fred Katz, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • If pathogens camouflage themselves successfully, this can lead to a sort of biological friendly fire, in which the body’s immune system attacks its own cells, unable to tell the difference between an invading pathogen and what was already there.
    Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Over the course of more than ten dives, Jiaolong gathered 183 biological samples – including shrimps, sea spiders, and sea anemones – along with sediment, rock, and seawater specimens for further analysis.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Meet Nashville's new crime-fighting Clydesdale Metro Nashville mounted patrol officer Michael Douglas squeezed a three-foot-long rubber chicken, producing an increasingly louder and closer screeching sound to try and provoke a 1,700-pound Clydesdale named Ross.
    Laura L. Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Now the podcast era produces orders of magnitude more hours of political commentary than any human can consume.
    Ben Smith, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • There’s also value in opening up about your parenting experiences, something Shepherd does on her talk show.
    Anna Halkidis, Parents, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Reading has undeniable benefits—vocabulary, empathy, knowledge—but culture frames it as a moral good, a marker of superior parenting.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In other words, humility — more than lineage or fortune — may be the true secret to survival.
    Big Think, Big Think, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Outside his parish, a mosaic of Augustinian saints — including Saint Monica, Clare of Montefalco, and Saint Rita of Cascia — reflects that spiritual lineage.
    Jason DeRose, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Their work has included the Locks for Children's Safety, an initiative that has distributed more than 8,600 gun locks through partnerships with state agencies since its 2024 inception, said Craig Boerner, a Vanderbilt spokesman.
    Beth Warren, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Michelle Rutkowski had been part of the popular Milwaukee alternative-rock radio station from its inception in 2006 until its final days this September.
    Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 2 Oct. 2025

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“Birth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/birth. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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