Synonyms of birth

birth 1 of 3

noun

ˈbərth 

1

as in nativity

the act or instance of being born

almost from birth, he showed all the marks of future greatness

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nativity
• parenting
• mothering
• genesis
• maternity
• fathering
• origination
• generation
• reproduction
• creation
• geniture
• childbearing
• breeding
• parturition
• bearing
• paternity
• labor
• spawning
• parenthood
• rise
• motherhood
• fatherhood
• nascency
• begetting
• siring
• accouchement

2

as in ancestry

the line of ancestors from whom a person is descended

a man of noble birth

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ancestry
• lineage
• origin
• pedigree
• genealogy
• breeding
• family
• descent
• extraction
• parentage
• blood
• stock
• bloodline
• strain
• family tree
• succession
• line
• heredity
• house
• relatives
• relations
• race
• kin
• kindred

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• seed
• issue
• progeny
• posterity
• offspring
• child
• son
• heir
• successor
• inheritor

3

as in beginning

the point at which something begins

that 12-second flight by Orville Wright marked the birth of aviation

Synonyms & Similar Words

• beginning
• inception
• start
• commencement
• onset
• alpha
• launch
• genesis
• dawn
• infancy
• baseline
• outset
• origin
• threshold
• morning
• inauguration
• nascence
• nascency
• origination
• initiation
• kickoff
• incipience
• incipiency
• day one
• founding
• arrival
• creation
• get-go
• emergence
• cradle
• first base
• childhood
• institution
• drawing board
• opening
• advent
• spring
• germ
• dawning
• source
• debut
• fountain
• ground zero
• appearance
• well
• square one
• root
• youth
• seedbed
• fountainhead
• wellspring

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• end
• conclusion
• close
• ending
• period
• completion
• termination
• cessation
• closure
• closing
• omega
• finish
• stop
• finale
• windup

birth

2 of 3

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• biological
• natural
• consanguineous
• legitimate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• adopted
• adoptive
• nonbiological
• illegitimate

birth

3 of 3

verb

chiefly dialect

as in to produce

to bring forth from the womb

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• produce
• have
• deliver
• mother
• give birth to
• labor
• bear
• drop
• breed
• father
• spawn
• reproduce
• get
• generate
• propagate
• sire
• multiply
• beget
• kid
• litter
• kindle
• calve
• pup
• kitten
• whelp

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• abort
• lose
• miscarry

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of birth

Noun

Other theories suggest that certain cells within the abdomen may transform into endometrial-like tissue, while some evidence points to stem cells or developmental changes that occur before birth. — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 7 July 2026

The family returned to England shortly after Folarin Balogun's birth. — Mason Leib, ABC News, 6 July 2026

Adjective

The pregnancy announcement, the gender reveal, the baby shower, the pregnancy photo shoot, the birth photo shoot, the post-birth photo shoot, the sip-n-see. — Shani Silver, refinery29.com, 31 May 2024

With that in mind, many couples are now opting to take a break from the organizational overload in the form of a long-haul babymoon—a pre-birth couples vacation—as a way of spending those last special moments together as a family of two. — Joanna Carrigan, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 May 2023

Verb

The woman responsible for birthing Cristiano Ronaldo caused quite the stir in Pompano Beach on Monday. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026

Tourism boards need to be far more aggressive about designing ecosystems that circulate tourist dollars into the hands of the people who actually birthed and molded the soil of the destination worth visiting. — Baz Dreisinger, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026

Phrases Containing birth

• give birth to