1. (noun) birth
the time when something begins (especially life)
"they divorced after the birth of the child"; "his election signaled the birth of a new age"
2. (noun) birth, nativity, nascency, nascence
the event of being born
"they celebrated the birth of their first child"
3. (noun) parturition, birth, giving birth, birthing
the process of giving birth
4. (noun) parentage, birth
the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents
5. (verb) birth
a baby born; an offspring
"the overall rate of incidence of Down's syndrome is one in every 800 births"
6. (verb) give birth, deliver, bear, birth, have
cause to be born
"My wife had twins yesterday!"
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Definition of 'birth' 
