1. 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. The event of being born
   "they celebrated the birth of their first child";
   - nativity, nascency, nascence [rare]
    
3. The process of giving birth
   "The veterinarian assisted with the cow's birth";
   - parturition, giving birth, birthing
    
4. The kinship relation of an offspring to the parents
   "Her birth was a mystery until a DNA test revealed her biological father";
   - parentage
    
5. A baby born; an offspring
   "the overall rate of incidence of Down's syndrome is one in every 800 births"

1. Cause to be born
   "The cow birthed two calves"; "The elephant gave birth to twins";
   - give birth, deliver, bear, have
    
2. Cause or give rise to something; bring into existence or cause to develop
   "Social media birthed new forms of communication";
   - engender, breed, spawn

Sounds like: berth

Derived forms: births, birthing, birthed

Type of: actor, alteration, beginning, biological process, bring forth, cause, change, commencement, do, doer, engender, family relationship, get-go [N. Amer], kickoff, kinship, make, modification, organic process, outset, produce, relationship, showtime, start, starting time, worker

Antonym: death

Part of: life, lifespan, lifetime, reproduction

Encyclopedia: Birth, School, Work, Death