birth
The process of childbearing; the beginning of life; the emergence of a human baby or other viviparous animal offspring from the mother's body into the environment.
Noun 4 meanings
The process of childbearing; the beginning of life; the emergence of a human baby or other viviparous animal offspring from the mother's body into the environment.
An instance of childbirth.
“Intersex babies account for roughly one per cent of all births.”
A beginning or start; a point of origin.
“the birth of an empire”
The circumstances of one's background, ancestry, or upbringing.
“He was of noble birth, but fortune had not favored him.”
Adjective 1 meaning
A familial relationship established by childbirth.
“Her birth father left when she was a baby; she was raised by her mother and stepfather.”
Verb 2 meanings
To bear or give birth to (a child).
To produce, give rise to.
Etymology
From Middle English birthe (1250), from earlier burthe, burde, from Old Norse burðr, byrd (Old Swedish byrth, Swedish börd), replacing Old English ġebyrd (rare variant byrþ), equivalent to bear + -th (thus a piecewise doublet of berth).
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BIRTH at a glance
BIRTH has 5 letters and scores 10 points in Scrabble (B 3 + I 1 + R 1 + T 1 + H 4) and 10 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,699 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with birth
All rhymesOne letter away
- BIRCH12
- BERTH10
- FIRTH11
- GIRTH9
- MIRTH10
- AIRTH8
- YIRTH11
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