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birth
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) enPR: bûth, IPA(key): /b???/, verb also: IPA(key): /b??ð/
- (US) enPR: bûrth, IPA(key): /b??/, verb also: IPA(key): /b?ð/
- Rhymes: -??(?)?
- Homophone: berth
Etymology 1
From Middle English birthe (1250), from earlier burthe, burde, from Old Norse burðr, byrd (Old Swedish byrth, Swedish börd), replacing Old English ?ebyrd (rare variant byrþ), equivalent to bear +? -th (compare also berth). The Old Norse is from Proto-Germanic *burdiz (compare Old Frisian berde, berd); Old English ?ebyrd is from prefixed *gaburþiz (compare Dutch geboorte, German Geburt), from Proto-Indo-European *b?r?tis (compare Latin fors (“luck”), Old Irish brith), from *b?er- (“to carry, bear”). More at bear.
Noun
birth (countable and uncountable, plural births)
- (uncountable) The process of childbearing; the beginning of life.
- (countable) An instance of childbirth.
- (countable) A beginning or start; a point of origin.
- (uncountable) The circumstances of one's background, ancestry, or upbringing.
- That which is born.
- Misspelling of berth.
Antonyms
- (beginning of life): death
Translations
Adjective
birth (not comparable)
- A familial relationship established by childbirth.
- Her birth father left when she was a baby; she was raised by her mother and stepfather.
Synonyms
- biological, blood, consanguineous
Etymology 2
From Middle English birthen, birðen, from the noun (see above).
Verb
birth (third-person singular simple present births, present participle birthing, simple past and past participle birthed)
- (dated or regional) To bear or give birth to (a child).
- (figuratively) To produce, give rise to.
Usage notes
- The term give birth (to) is much more common, especially in literal use.
Related terms
- bear
- born
Translations
Derived terms
References
Albanian
Etymology 1
From birë (“hole”).
Noun
birth m (indefinite plural birthe, definite singular birthi, definite plural birthat)
- pimple, blemish
Related terms
- birë
Etymology 2
Diminutive -th lengthening of bir (“son”).
Noun
birth m (indefinite plural birthe, definite singular birthi, definite plural birthat)
- son, little boy
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nascence
English
Etymology
From Latin nascentem (“arising young, immature”), present participle of nasci (“to be born”) (Old Latin gnasci; see genus).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, US) IPA(key): /?ne?.s?ns/
Noun
nascence (plural nascences)
- (rare) Birth.
- 2004, Linda Dorrell, The Trees of Eden: A Novel, Fleming H Revell Company (?ISBN):
- He had discerned that I was with child. He was a physician first. When he came around offering to see me through my baby's nascence, Mother so thoroughly scolded him for his audacity that he was again left speechless. "I will see to the birth ..."
- 2004, Linda Dorrell, The Trees of Eden: A Novel, Fleming H Revell Company (?ISBN):
- Coming into being; inception, beginning.
- 2014, Terry Rey, Bourdieu on Religion: Imposing Faith and Legitimacy, Routledge (?ISBN), page 119:
- Careful examination of Romaine's prophecy reveals the operative nature of the Kongolese religious habitus in the nascence of Haitian Vodou, a religion that truly began to crystallize during the Revolution.
- 2014, Terry Rey, Bourdieu on Religion: Imposing Faith and Legitimacy, Routledge (?ISBN), page 119:
References
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