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1. birth - noun

· the time when something begins (especially life); "they divorced after the birth of the child"; "his election signaled the birth of a new age"

Hypernym(s): beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting_time, showtime, offset

Antonym(s): death




2. birth - noun

· the event of being born; "they celebrated the birth of their first child"

Synonym(s): nativity, nascency, nascence

Hypernym(s): change, alteration, modification

Antonym(s): death




3. birth - noun

· the process of giving birth

Synonym(s): parturition, giving_birth, birthing

Hypernym(s): organic_process, biological_process




4. birth - noun

· the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents

Synonym(s): parentage

Hypernym(s): kinship, family_relationship, relationship




5. birth - noun

· a baby born; an offspring; "the overall rate of incidence of Down's syndrome is one in every 800 births"

Hypernym(s): person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul




6. birth - verb

· cause to be born; "My wife had twins yesterday!"

Synonym(s): give_birth, deliver, bear, have

Hypernym(s): produce, bring_forth





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