birth

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Pronunciation

• enPR: bû(r)th, IPA: /bɜː(ɹ)θ/, SAMPA: /b3:(r)T/

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• Rhymes: -ɜː(r)θ
• Homophone: berth

Etymology

(Can we verify this etymology?) From Old Norse burðr (rare variant byrð), which replaced Old English gebyrd (rare variant byrþ) in Middle English. The Old Norse word derived from the Proto-Germanic *burþiz, *burdiz; another descendant of this root is the Old Frisian berde, berd. The Old English word derived from Proto-Germanic *gaburdiz; another descendant of this root is the Old High German giburt (Middle High German geburt, modern German Geburt). All of these words derive from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-.

Noun

Wikipedia ^enbirth (countable and uncountable; plural births)

1. (uncountable) The process of childbearing.
2. (countable) An instance of childbirth.
3. (countable) A beginning or start; a point of origin.
4. (uncountable) The circumstances of one's background, ancestry, or upbringing.

   He was of noble birth, but fortune had not favored him.

Translations

process of childbearing

Arabic: ولادة (ar) (wilaada) f., مولد (ar) (máwlid) m., ميلاد (ar) (miilaad) m. Armenian: ծնունդ (hy) (çnund) Breton: ganedigezh (br) f., -ioù pl. Bulgarian: раждане (bg) (raždane) n. Catalan: naixença (ca) f. Chinese: Mandarin: 出生 (zh) (chūshēng) Czech: porod (cs) m. Dutch: geboorte (nl) f. Finnish: synnyttäminen (fi), lisääntyminen (fi) French: naissance (fr) f. Georgian: დაბადება (ka) (dabadeba) German: Geburt (de) f. Greek: γέννα (el) (génna) f., τοκετός (el) (toketós) m. Hebrew: לידה (he) (leida) f. Hindi: जन्म (hi) (janma) m. Hungarian: szülés (hu) Icelandic: fæðing (is) f., hingaðburður (is) m. Italian: nascita (it) f., parto (it) m. Japanese: 出産 (ja) (しゅっさん, shussan)

Korean: 출생 (ko) (chulsaeng) (出生 (ko)) Kurdish: له‌دایکبوون Latin: nascentia (la) f., nativitas (la) f. Latvian: dzemdēšana; dzemdības (lv) Lithuanian: gimdymas (lt) m. Macedonian: породување (mk) (porodúvanje) n., раѓање (mk) (ráǵanje) n. Malayalam: ജനനം (ml) (jananam) Persian: تولد (fa) (tavalod) Portuguese: nascimento (pt) Romanian: naștere (ro) f. Russian: роды (ru) (ródy) m. pl., рождение (ru) (roždénije) n. Serbian: rođenje (sr), rožastvo (sr) (arch.) Slovene: rojstvo (sl) n., porod (sl) m. Spanish: nacimiento (es) m. Swahili: zaa (sw) Swedish: födelse (sv) c. Telugu: గర్భిణి (te) (garbhini) Urdu: تولد (ur) (tavallud) m. Vietnamese: (sự) sinh đẻ Walloon: skepiaedje (wa) m., vinowe å monde (wa) f. Welsh: genedigaeth (cy) f.

instance of childbirth

Armenian: ծնունդ (hy) (çnund) Bulgarian: раждане (bg) n. Catalan: part (ca) m. Czech: narození (cs) n. Esperanto: naskiĝo (eo) Greek: Ancient: τοκετός (toketos) Modern: γέννα (el) (génna) f., τοκετός (el) (toketós) m. Hebrew: לידה (he) (leida) f.

Interlingua: nascentia (ia) Latin: nascentia (la), nativitas (la) f. Lithuanian: gimimas (lt) m. Macedonian: породување (mk) (porodúvanje) n., раѓање (mk) (ráǵanje) n. Persian: تولد (fa) (tavalod) Russian: рождение (ru) (roždénije) n. Swahili: zaliwa (sw) Telugu: జన్మించుట (te) (janmimcuta) Urdu: تولد (ur) (tavallud) m.

beginning or start; a point of origin

Arabic: ولادة (ar) (wilāda) f., بداية (ar) f. Armenian: սկիզբ (hy) (skizb) Breton: ganedigezh (br) f., -ioù pl. Bulgarian: начало (bg) n. Catalan: part (ca) m., naixença (ca) f. Chinese: 誕生 (dànshēng) Czech: zrod (cs) m. Finnish: alku (fi), syntymä (fi) German: Geburt (de) f. Greek: γέννηση (el) (génnisi) f. Interlingua: nascentia (ia)

Italian: nascita (it) f. Japanese: 誕生 (たんじょう, tanjō) Kurdish: سه‌ره‌تا, له‌دایکبوون Latin: orīgo (la) f. Macedonian: раѓање (mk) (ráǵanje) n., зародиш (mk) (zárodiš) m. Romanian: origine (ro) f., început (ro) n. Slovene: rojstvo (sl) n. Swahili: zaliw (sw) Swedish: början (sv) c. Telugu: వంశము (te) Vietnamese: đầu, sự ra đời

circumstances of one's background

Armenian: ծնունդ (hy) (çnund) Bulgarian: произход (bg) m., потекло (bg) n. Catalan: naixença (ca) f. Czech: původ (cs) m. Dutch: afkomst (nl) f. Finnish: syntyperä (fi), suku (fi), sukujuuri (fi) Greek: καταγωγή (el) (katagogí) f.

Hungarian: származás (hu) Italian: nascita (it) f. Japanese: 出生 (しゅっしょう, shusshō) Macedonian: потекло (mk) (póteklo) n., род (mk) (rod) m. Swahili: zaliwa (sw) Vietnamese: dòng dõi (vi), gốc (vi)

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Ido: nasko Indonesian: kelahiran Latin: nativitas f.

Sindhi: پيدائِش (pedaaish) f., ڄَمُ (jjamu) m., جَنَمُ (janam) m. Telugu: పుట్టుక, జన్మ

Related terms

Related terms

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birthplace birthrate birthright birthstone born breech birth give birth noble birth virgin birth

Adjective

birth (not comparable)

1. 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

Verb

birth (third-person singular simple present births, present participle birthing, simple past and past participle birthed)

1. (dated or regional) To bear or give birth to (a child).
   • 1939, Sidney Howard, Ben Hecht, Jo Swerling, John Van Druten, Oliver H.P. Garrett, Gone with the Wind (film)

     "I don't know nothin' 'bout birthin' babies!"

2. (figuratively) To produce, give rise to.
   • 2006, R. Bruce Hull, Infinite Nature, University of Chicago Press, ISBN 9780226359441, page 156:

     Biological evolution created a human mind that enabled cultural evolution, which now outpaces and outclasses the force that birthed it.

Usage notes

• The phrase give birth (to) is much more common, especially in literal use.

Translations

to give birth (to)

Arabic: ولد (wálada), وضع (wáDa3a) Breton: engehentañ (1), genel radical gan- (2) Bulgarian: раждам (bg) Czech: porodit (cs) Dutch: baren (nl) Finnish: synnyttää (fi) French: accoucher (fr) Greek: γεννώ (yeno) Guaraní: eñõi (t-) (1) Hebrew: הוֹלִיד (he) (holíd) (also used of men) Ido: akushar

Interlingua: nascentia (1,2,3) Kurdish: مناڵبوون Latin: pario (la) Macedonian: раѓа (mk) (ráǵa) Portuguese: dar à luz (pt) Romanian: naștere f. Slovene: roditi (sl) Swahili: kuzaa Swedish: föda (sv) Telugu: కను, ప్రసవించు Tupinambá: 'ara (1), 'araba (3)