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as in nativity
the act or instance of being born
almost from birth, he showed all the marks of future greatness
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as in ancestry
the line of ancestors from whom a person is descended
a man of noble birth
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as in beginning
the point at which something begins
that 12-second flight by Orville Wright marked the birth of aviation
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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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as in to produce
to bring forth from the womb
back in those days a woman her age would have birthed several children
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Recent Examples of birth
Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2026
Rosie the mother Jennifer McMullen, 101, is mother to six sons, three of whom reached adulthood and three who were lost within days of their births, between 1946 to 1949.
—Andre Mouchard, Daily News, 9 May 2026
Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 3 May 2024
The difference that doulas can make A doula — also known as a birth companion or post-birth supporter — provides physical, information, and emotional support to pregnant and postpartum people.
—Anika Nayak, STAT, 12 Jan. 2024
Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2026
At Loyola, his eye for the absurd found a feast in the French Quarter; his interview series, Quarter Confessions, eventually birthed his memoir-zine, All Gas, No Brakes, a document of a 70-day hitchhiking journey across America.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Three days after Dannielynn’s birth, Smith’s 20-year-old son, Daniel Wayne Smith, died from an accidental overdose while visiting his mother and newborn sister in the hospital.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2026
Rosie the mother Jennifer McMullen, 101, is mother to six sons, three of whom reached adulthood and three who were lost within days of their births, between 1946 to 1949.
—Andre Mouchard, Daily News, 9 May 2026
Adjective
If self-paid, a birth doula can cost $1,200 to $4,000, depending on whether pre- and post-birth visits are included.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 3 May 2024
The difference that doulas can make A doula — also known as a birth companion or post-birth supporter — provides physical, information, and emotional support to pregnant and postpartum people.
—Anika Nayak, STAT, 12 Jan. 2024
Verb
As the world marks ten years since Prince’s untimely death in the spring of 2016, Minneapolis, the city that birthed him, wants to mark the significance of the moment.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2026
At Loyola, his eye for the absurd found a feast in the French Quarter; his interview series, Quarter Confessions, eventually birthed his memoir-zine, All Gas, No Brakes, a document of a 70-day hitchhiking journey across America.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for birth
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Cicero, originally from Scicli, suggests bookmarking the Church of San Bartolomeo’s Neapolitan nativity, or the curious Cristo con la gonnella.—
Jenn Rice,
Vogue,
18 Mar. 2026
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At the front of the room, an elaborate nativity scene (one of several set up throughout the house) has been arranged on an old mantle fireplace, a halo of blue and white string lights framing miniature angels and an extra-miniature baby Jesus.—
Hannah Towey,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Feb. 2026
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In this collection of personal essays, keim explores estrangement from family in parallel to estrangement from land and ancestry.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
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Cantens, who is American of Cuban ancestry, is fluent in English and Spanish.—
Walter Villa,
Miami Herald,
27 Apr. 2026
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Clark spent six weeks at the beginning of this school year setting up and practicing classroom routines and procedures with her students.—
Stacker,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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Humble beginnings Menjívar arrived undocumented in the United States at age 18, fleeing a bloody civil war in El Salvador, stowed away in a car to avoid detection at the border.—
Max Saltman,
CNN Money,
8 May 2026
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Determined to get answers about her identity and Japanese-American heritage, and despite a closed adoption, in her twenties Ito finds and meets her biological mother, Yumi.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
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After being abandoned by her biological family after a hurricane hit her home country of Haiti, she was brought by Catholic Charities to the United States, where she was later adopted.—
Laura Romero,
ABC News,
28 Apr. 2026
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Despite the pitching hiccups Friday night, the offense continued to produce.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
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This story was produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education, and reviewed and distributed by Stacker.—
Stacker,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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This is a moment where co-parenting becomes something more.—
Jann Blackstone,
Boston Herald,
10 May 2026
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Gorden has a fiance who is helping with parenting and her son Caiden, now in middle school, has grown into a sweet, empathetic boy.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
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The Eta Aquarids have a most interesting lineage.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
4 May 2026
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For their first album in seven years, American Football look to a lineage of mortality-haunted, late-era landmarks.—
Sam Sodomsky,
Pitchfork,
4 May 2026
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Tasos Katopodis / Getty Images Since its inception, presidents have frequented the Washington Hilton.—
Katrina Kaufman,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
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According to Powerball, the jackpot has been hit almost 200 times since the lottery's inception in 1992.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Birth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/birth. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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