birth

1. n. The act or fact of coming into life, or of being born; -- generally applied to human beings; as, the birth of a son. Source: opted

2. n. Lineage; extraction; descent; sometimes, high birth; noble extraction. Source: opted

3. n. The condition to which a person is born; natural state or position; inherited disposition or tendency. Source: opted

4. n. The act of bringing forth; as, she had two children at a birth. Source: opted

5. n. That which is born; that which is produced, whether animal or vegetable. Source: opted

6. n. Origin; beginning; as, the birth of an empire. Source: opted

7. n. See Berth. Source: opted

8. n. the time when something begins (especially life) Source: wordnet

9. n. the event of being born Source: wordnet

10. n. the process of giving birth Source: wordnet

11. n. the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents Source: wordnet

12. n. a baby born; an offspring Source: wordnet

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